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Barellan Point vs Charlton

Property investment comparison - Barellan Point, QLD 4306 vs Charlton, QLD 4350

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Barellan Point wins 1, Charlton 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.

MetricBarellan PointCharlton
Median house price$1.0M$1.0M
Median unit price$905K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.60%2.91%
Gross rental yield (units)3.26%-
1-year house growth+11.0%estimate-
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate3.6%0.4%
Population1,173107

Barellan Point vs Charlton: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.0M in Barellan Point and $1.0M in Charlton.

On cash flow, Barellan Point leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.60%, compared with 2.91% in Charlton, a gap of 0.69 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Charlton and 3.6% in Barellan Point, so landlords in Charlton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Barellan Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,173 against 107, roughly 11 times the size of Charlton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Barellan Point for rental income, Charlton 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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