Aldgate vs West Croydon
Property investment comparison - Aldgate, SA 5154 vs West Croydon, SA 5008
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aldgate wins 0, West Croydon 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 | West Croydon |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $535K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 2.87% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.39% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +6.8%estimate | +13.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Population | 3,471 | 4,242 |
Aldgate vs West Croydon: what the numbers say
On cash flow, West Croydon leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.87%, compared with 2.46% in Aldgate, a gap of 0.41 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.8% in Aldgate (an estimate) and +13.3% in West Croydon (an estimate), so recent momentum favours West Croydon, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in West Croydon and 1.2% in Aldgate, so landlords in West Croydon face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
West Croydon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,242 against 3,471, larger than Aldgate; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: West Croydon for rental income, West Croydon for recent price momentum, West Croydon 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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