Aldgate vs Ferryden Park
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Ferryden Park, SA 5010
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 0, Ferryden Park 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 | Ferryden Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.71% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +9.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +27.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Population | 3,471 | 4,495 |
Aldgate vs Ferryden Park: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Ferryden Park leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.71%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 1.25 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +9.9% in Ferryden Park, so recent momentum favours Ferryden Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Ferryden Park and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Ferryden Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Ferryden Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,495 against 3,471, larger than Aldgate; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Ferryden Park for rental income, Ferryden Park for recent price momentum, Ferryden Park 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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