Aldgate vs Glandore
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Glandore, SA 5037
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 2, Glandore 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 | Glandore |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $760K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.00% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 3.34% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +8.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +38.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Population | 3,471 | 3,041 |
Aldgate vs Glandore: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $760K in Glandore, which makes Aldgate the more affordable unit market and Glandore the pricier one.
On cash flow, Glandore leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.00%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 0.54 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +8.8% in Glandore, so recent momentum favours Glandore, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Glandore and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Glandore 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 3,041, larger than Glandore; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Glandore for rental income, Glandore for recent price momentum, Glandore 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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