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Augustine Heights vs Foulden

Property investment comparison - Augustine Heights, QLD 4300 vs Foulden, QLD 4740

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Augustine Heights wins 2, Foulden 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.

MetricAugustine HeightsFoulden
Median house price$1.1M$1.0M
Median unit price$805K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.26%-
Gross rental yield (units)3.89%-
1-year house growth+18.3%estimate+9.3%
3-year house growth-+30.8%
Vacancy rate0.8%1.7%
Population6,0889

Augustine Heights vs Foulden: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.1M in Augustine Heights and $1.0M in Foulden, so Foulden is the cheaper entry point.

Over the past year house prices moved +18.3% in Augustine Heights (an estimate) and +9.3% in Foulden, so recent momentum favours Augustine Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Augustine Heights and 1.7% in Foulden, so landlords in Augustine Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Augustine Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,088 against 9, roughly 676 times the size of Foulden; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Foulden for a lower purchase price, Augustine Heights for recent price momentum, Augustine Heights 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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