Aspley vs Nudgee

The median house price is $1.3M in Aspley and $1.3M in Nudgee, so Nudgee is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Aspley sits at a median of $845K against $980K in Nudgee, which makes Aspley the more affordable unit market and Nudgee the pricier one.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.08% in Aspley and 3.10% in Nudgee, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +12.3% in Aspley and +10.4% in Nudgee, so recent momentum favours Aspley, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Aspley houses are +44.0% and Nudgee houses +43.9%, so Aspley has compounded faster than Nudgee over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Nudgee and 1.2% in Aspley, so landlords in Nudgee face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Aspley is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,871 against 4,377, roughly 2.9 times the size of Nudgee; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Nudgee for a lower purchase price, Aspley for recent price momentum, Nudgee for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.