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Albany Creek vs Mount Pleasant

Property investment comparison - Albany Creek, QLD 4035 vs Mount Pleasant, QLD 4521

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Albany Creek wins 3, Mount Pleasant 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.

MetricAlbany CreekMount Pleasant
Median house price$1.3M-
Median unit price$920K$450K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.13%-
Gross rental yield (units)4.00%3.39%
1-year house growth+17.7%+10.0%
3-year house growth+49.1%-
Vacancy rate1.5%2.5%
Population16,385390

Albany Creek vs Mount Pleasant: what the numbers say

For units, Albany Creek sits at a median of $920K against $450K in Mount Pleasant, which makes Mount Pleasant the more affordable unit market and Albany Creek the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +17.7% in Albany Creek and +10.0% in Mount Pleasant, so recent momentum favours Albany Creek, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Albany Creek and 2.5% in Mount Pleasant, 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 390, roughly 42 times the size of Mount Pleasant; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Albany Creek for recent price momentum, 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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