Albany Creek vs Dunmora
Property investment comparison - Albany Creek, QLD 4035 vs Dunmora, QLD 4650
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Albany Creek wins 3, Dunmora wins 1. 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 | Albany Creek | Dunmora |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | - |
| Median unit price | $920K | $595K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.13% | 2.42% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.00% | 3.51% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.7% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +49.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Population | 16,385 | 281 |
Albany Creek vs Dunmora: what the numbers say
For units, Albany Creek sits at a median of $920K against $595K in Dunmora, which makes Dunmora the more affordable unit market and Albany Creek the pricier one.
On cash flow, Albany Creek leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.13%, compared with 2.42% in Dunmora, a gap of 0.71 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Albany Creek and 1.9% in Dunmora, so landlords in Albany Creek face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Albany Creek is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,385 against 281, roughly 58 times the size of Dunmora; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Albany Creek for rental income, Albany Creek 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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