Aldgate vs Paradise
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Paradise, SA 5075
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 2, Paradise 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 | Paradise |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $740K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.31% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 4.10% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +7.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +39.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Population | 3,471 | 7,217 |
Aldgate vs Paradise: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $740K in Paradise, which makes Aldgate the more affordable unit market and Paradise the pricier one.
On cash flow, Paradise leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.31%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 0.85 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +7.5% in Paradise, so recent momentum favours Paradise, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Paradise and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Paradise face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Paradise is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,217 against 3,471, roughly 2.1 times the size of Aldgate; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Paradise for rental income, Paradise for recent price momentum, Paradise 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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