Aldgate vs Fulham Gardens
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Fulham Gardens, SA 5024
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 2, Fulham Gardens 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 | Fulham Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $725K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 2.85% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 4.40% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +11.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Population | 3,471 | 6,573 |
Aldgate vs Fulham Gardens: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $725K in Fulham Gardens, which makes Aldgate the more affordable unit market and Fulham Gardens the pricier one.
On cash flow, Fulham Gardens leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.85%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 0.39 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +11.2% in Fulham Gardens (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Fulham Gardens, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Fulham Gardens and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Fulham Gardens face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Fulham Gardens is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,573 against 3,471, larger than Aldgate; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Fulham Gardens for rental income, Fulham Gardens for recent price momentum, Fulham Gardens 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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