Aitkenvale vs Mermaid Beach
Property investment comparison - Aitkenvale, QLD 4814 vs Mermaid Beach, QLD 4218
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aitkenvale wins 4, Mermaid Beach wins 0. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.
| Metric | Aitkenvale | Mermaid Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $615K | - |
| Median unit price | $530K | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.62% | 2.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.61% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +16.9%estimate | +7.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Population | 4,797 | 7,329 |
Aitkenvale vs Mermaid Beach: what the numbers say
For units, Aitkenvale sits at a median of $530K against $1.1M in Mermaid Beach, which makes Aitkenvale the more affordable unit market and Mermaid Beach the pricier one.
On cash flow, Aitkenvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.62%, compared with 2.45% in Mermaid Beach, a gap of 2.17 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.9% in Aitkenvale (an estimate) and +7.7% in Mermaid Beach (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Aitkenvale, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Aitkenvale and 2.1% in Mermaid Beach, so landlords in Aitkenvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mermaid Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,329 against 4,797, larger than Aitkenvale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Aitkenvale for rental income, Aitkenvale for recent price momentum, Aitkenvale for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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