Aldgate vs Maylands
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Maylands, SA 5069
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 2, Maylands wins 1. 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 | Maylands |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 2.60% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 3.80% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| Population | 3,471 | 1,508 |
Aldgate vs Maylands: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Maylands leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.60%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 0.14 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Aldgate and 2.5% in Maylands, so landlords in Aldgate 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 1,508, roughly 2.3 times the size of Maylands; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Maylands for rental income, Aldgate 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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