Bald Hills vs Foulden
Property investment comparison - Bald Hills, QLD 4036 vs Foulden, QLD 4740
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bald Hills wins 3, 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.
| Metric | Bald Hills | Foulden |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | $780K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.42% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.96% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +16.2% | +9.3% |
| 3-year house growth | +53.3% | +30.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Population | 7,000 | 9 |
Bald Hills vs Foulden: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Bald Hills and $1.0M in Foulden, so Foulden is the cheaper entry point.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.2% in Bald Hills and +9.3% in Foulden, so recent momentum favours Bald Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Bald Hills houses are +53.3% and Foulden houses +30.8%, so Bald Hills has compounded faster than Foulden over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Bald Hills and 1.7% in Foulden, so landlords in Bald Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Bald Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,000 against 9, roughly 778 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, Bald Hills for recent price momentum, Bald Hills 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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