Aldgate vs Fairview Park
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Fairview Park, SA 5126
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 3, Fairview Park wins 2. 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 | Fairview Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $700K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.75% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 2.02% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +13.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +40.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Population | 3,471 | 3,792 |
Aldgate vs Fairview Park: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $700K in Fairview Park, which makes Aldgate the more affordable unit market and Fairview Park the pricier one.
On cash flow, Fairview Park leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.75%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 1.29 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +13.4% in Fairview Park, so recent momentum favours Fairview Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Aldgate and 2.1% in Fairview Park, so landlords in Aldgate face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Fairview Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,792 against 3,471, larger than Aldgate; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Fairview Park for rental income, Fairview Park for recent price momentum, Aldgate 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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