Beauty Point vs Burnie
Property investment comparison - Beauty Point, TAS 7270 vs Burnie, TAS 7320
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Beauty Point wins 1, Burnie wins 3. 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 | Beauty Point | Burnie |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560K | $565K |
| Median unit price | - | $400K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.99% | 4.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.00% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +11.7% | +12.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +28.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.0% | 0.9% |
| Population | 1,285 | 693 |
Beauty Point vs Burnie: what the numbers say
The median house price is $560K in Beauty Point and $565K in Burnie, so Beauty Point is the cheaper entry point, with Burnie houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Burnie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.50%, compared with 3.99% in Beauty Point, a gap of 0.51 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.7% in Beauty Point and +12.8% in Burnie (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Burnie, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Burnie and 3.0% in Beauty Point, so landlords in Burnie face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Beauty Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,285 against 693, larger than Burnie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Burnie for rental income, Beauty Point for a lower purchase price, Burnie for recent price momentum, Burnie 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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