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Athelstone vs Green Hills Range

Property investment comparison - Athelstone, SA 5076 vs Green Hills Range, SA 5153

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Athelstone wins 2, Green Hills Range wins 0. 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.

MetricAthelstoneGreen Hills Range
Median house price$1.1M-
Median unit price$630K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.30%3.15%
Gross rental yield (units)--
1-year house growth+14.1%-
3-year house growth+41.1%-
Vacancy rate0.5%2.6%
Population9,60188

Athelstone vs Green Hills Range: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Athelstone leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 3.15% in Green Hills Range, a gap of 0.15 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Athelstone and 2.6% in Green Hills Range, 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 88, roughly 109 times the size of Green Hills Range; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Athelstone 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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