Aldgate vs Collinswood
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Collinswood, SA 5081
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 2, Collinswood wins 3. 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 | Aldgate | Collinswood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $645K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 2.52% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 3.97% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +9.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +21.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Population | 3,471 | 1,496 |
Aldgate vs Collinswood: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $645K in Collinswood, which makes Aldgate the more affordable unit market and Collinswood the pricier one.
On cash flow, Collinswood leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.52%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 0.06 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +9.0% in Collinswood, so recent momentum favours Collinswood, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Collinswood and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Collinswood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Aldgate is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,471 against 1,496, roughly 2.3 times the size of Collinswood; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Collinswood for rental income, Collinswood for recent price momentum, Collinswood 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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