Aldgate vs Hendon
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Hendon, SA 5014
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 1, Hendon 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 | Hendon |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.63% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 4.50% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +14.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +43.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Population | 3,471 | 1,271 |
Aldgate vs Hendon: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Hendon leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.63%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 1.17 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +14.3% in Hendon, so recent momentum favours Hendon, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Hendon and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Hendon 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 1,271, roughly 2.7 times the size of Hendon; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hendon for rental income, Hendon for recent price momentum, Hendon 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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