Allenby Gardens vs West Croydon
Property investment comparison - Allenby Gardens, SA 5009 vs West Croydon, SA 5008
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Allenby Gardens wins 2, West Croydon 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 | Allenby Gardens | West Croydon |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | - |
| Median unit price | $920K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.28% | 2.87% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +8.0% | +13.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +33.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Population | 2,045 | 4,242 |
Allenby Gardens vs West Croydon: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Allenby Gardens leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.28%, compared with 2.87% in West Croydon, a gap of 0.41 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.0% in Allenby Gardens and +13.3% in West Croydon (an estimate), so recent momentum favours West Croydon, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Allenby Gardens and 0.7% in West Croydon, so landlords in Allenby Gardens 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 2,045, roughly 2.1 times the size of Allenby Gardens; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Allenby Gardens for rental income, West Croydon for recent price momentum, Allenby Gardens 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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