Athelstone vs Findon

The median house price is $1.1M in Athelstone and $1.0M in Findon, so Findon is the cheaper entry point, with Athelstone houses about 3% dearer.

For units, Athelstone sits at a median of $630K against $645K in Findon, which makes Athelstone the more affordable unit market and Findon the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +14.1% in Athelstone and +14.3% in Findon, so recent momentum favours Findon, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Athelstone houses are +41.1% and Findon houses +33.9%, so Athelstone has compounded faster than Findon over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Athelstone and 1.0% in Findon, 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 6,997, larger than Findon; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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