Barron vs Middle Park
Property investment comparison - Barron, QLD 4878 vs Middle Park, QLD 4074
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Barron wins 5, Middle Park wins 0. 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 | Barron | Middle Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $870K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.47% | 3.37% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.37% | 2.88% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.2% | +9.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +47.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Population | 68 | 3,845 |
Barron vs Middle Park: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Barron and $1.3M in Middle Park, so Barron is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Barron leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.47%, compared with 3.37% in Middle Park, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.2% in Barron and +9.9% in Middle Park, so recent momentum favours Barron, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Barron and 1.0% in Middle Park, so landlords in Barron face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Middle Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,845 against 68, roughly 57 times the size of Barron; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Barron for rental income, Barron for a lower purchase price, Barron for recent price momentum, Barron 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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