Athelstone vs Avoca Dell
Property investment comparison - Athelstone, SA 5076 vs Avoca Dell, SA 5253
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Athelstone wins 1, Avoca Dell wins 2. 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 | Athelstone | Avoca Dell |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | - |
| Median unit price | $630K | $570K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.39% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.49% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.1% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +41.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Population | 9,601 | 166 |
Athelstone vs Avoca Dell: what the numbers say
For units, Athelstone sits at a median of $630K against $570K in Avoca Dell, which makes Avoca Dell the more affordable unit market and Athelstone the pricier one.
On cash flow, Avoca Dell leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.39%, compared with 3.30% in Athelstone, a gap of 0.09 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Athelstone and 1.6% in Avoca Dell, so landlords in Athelstone face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Athelstone is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,601 against 166, roughly 58 times the size of Avoca Dell; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Avoca Dell for rental income, Athelstone 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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