Aldgate vs Salisbury Downs
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs Salisbury Downs, SA 5108
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 1, Salisbury Downs wins 4. 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 | Salisbury Downs |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | $220K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 3.84% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | 6.31% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +15.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Population | 3,471 | 6,296 |
Aldgate vs Salisbury Downs: what the numbers say
For units, Aldgate sits at a median of $535K against $220K in Salisbury Downs, which makes Salisbury Downs the more affordable unit market and Aldgate the pricier one.
On cash flow, Salisbury Downs leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.84%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 1.38 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +15.5% in Salisbury Downs (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Salisbury Downs, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Salisbury Downs and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in Salisbury Downs face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Salisbury Downs is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,296 against 3,471, larger than Aldgate; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Salisbury Downs for rental income, Salisbury Downs for recent price momentum, Salisbury Downs 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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