Aldgate vs Glanville
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Glanville, SA 5015
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 0, Glanville wins 5. 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 | Glanville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $450K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.65% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 6.54% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +11.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +29.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Population | 3,471 | 728 |
Aldgate vs Glanville: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $450K in Glanville, which makes Glanville the more affordable unit market and Aldgate the pricier one.
On cash flow, Glanville leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.65%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 1.19 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +11.0% in Glanville, so recent momentum favours Glanville, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Glanville and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Glanville 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 728, roughly 4.8 times the size of Glanville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Glanville for rental income, Glanville for recent price momentum, Glanville 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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