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Barellan Point vs Foulden

Property investment comparison - Barellan Point, QLD 4306 vs Foulden, QLD 4740

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Barellan Point wins 2, 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.

MetricBarellan PointFoulden
Median house price$1.0M$1.0M
Median unit price$905K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.60%-
Gross rental yield (units)3.26%-
1-year house growth+11.0%estimate+9.3%
3-year house growth-+30.8%
Vacancy rate3.6%1.7%
Population1,1739

Barellan Point vs Foulden: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.0M in Barellan Point and $1.0M in Foulden, so Barellan Point is the cheaper entry point.

Over the past year house prices moved +11.0% in Barellan Point (an estimate) and +9.3% in Foulden, so recent momentum favours Barellan Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Foulden and 3.6% in Barellan Point, so landlords in Foulden 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 9, roughly 130 times the size of Foulden; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Barellan Point for a lower purchase price, Barellan Point for recent price momentum, Foulden 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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