Avoca vs Newtown
Property investment comparison - Avoca, QLD 4670 vs Newtown, QLD 4350
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Avoca wins 1, Newtown wins 4. 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 | Avoca | Newtown |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $730K | $730K |
| Median unit price | - | $590K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.50% | 3.97% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.06% | 4.18% |
| 1-year house growth | +16.6% | +18.4% |
| 3-year house growth | +56.1% | +60.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Population | 4,912 | 10,039 |
Avoca vs Newtown: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $730K in Avoca and $730K in Newtown.
On cash flow, Avoca leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.50%, compared with 3.97% in Newtown, a gap of 0.53 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.6% in Avoca and +18.4% in Newtown, so recent momentum favours Newtown, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Avoca houses are +56.1% and Newtown houses +60.0%, so Newtown has compounded faster than Avoca over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Newtown and 1.1% in Avoca, so landlords in Newtown face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Newtown is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,039 against 4,912, roughly 2.0 times the size of Avoca; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Avoca for rental income, Newtown for recent price momentum, Newtown 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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