Baranduda vs Delahey

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $745K in Baranduda and $745K in Delahey.

For units, Baranduda sits at a median of $550K against $610K in Delahey, which makes Baranduda the more affordable unit market and Delahey the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +15.3% in Baranduda and +12.6% in Delahey, so recent momentum favours Baranduda, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Baranduda houses are +14.8% and Delahey houses +15.8%, so Delahey has compounded faster than Baranduda over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Delahey and 3.4% in Baranduda, so landlords in Delahey face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Delahey is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,077 against 3,041, roughly 2.7 times the size of Baranduda; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Baranduda for recent price momentum, Delahey for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.