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Aitkenvale vs Peregian Beach

Property investment comparison - Aitkenvale, QLD 4814 vs Peregian Beach, QLD 4573

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aitkenvale wins 4, Peregian 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.

MetricAitkenvalePeregian Beach
Median house price$615K-
Median unit price$530K-
Gross rental yield (houses)4.62%3.02%
Gross rental yield (units)4.61%3.39%
1-year house growth+16.9%estimate+13.8%
3-year house growth-+11.7%
Vacancy rate1.1%1.1%
Population4,7974,972

Aitkenvale vs Peregian Beach: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aitkenvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.62%, compared with 3.02% in Peregian Beach, a gap of 1.60 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +16.9% in Aitkenvale (an estimate) and +13.8% in Peregian Beach, so recent momentum favours Aitkenvale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.1%.

Peregian Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,972 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. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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