Augustine Heights vs Karana Downs
Property investment comparison - Augustine Heights, QLD 4300 vs Karana Downs, QLD 4306
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Augustine Heights wins 2, Karana Downs 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 | Augustine Heights | Karana Downs |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $805K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.26% | 3.54% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.89% | 4.02% |
| 1-year house growth | +18.3%estimate | +7.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +34.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Population | 6,088 | 3,800 |
Augustine Heights vs Karana Downs: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Augustine Heights and $1.1M in Karana Downs.
On cash flow, Karana Downs leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.54%, compared with 3.26% in Augustine Heights, a gap of 0.28 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +18.3% in Augustine Heights (an estimate) and +7.4% in Karana Downs, so recent momentum favours Augustine Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Augustine Heights and 1.5% in Karana Downs, 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 3,800, larger than Karana Downs; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Karana Downs for rental income, 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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