Beauty Point vs Dover
Property investment comparison - Beauty Point, TAS 7270 vs Dover, TAS 7117
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Beauty Point wins 2, Dover 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 | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560K | $565K |
| Median unit price | - | $335K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.99% | 4.26% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.00% | 5.78% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.7% | +6.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +28.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Population | 1,285 | 923 |
Beauty Point vs Dover: what the numbers say
The median house price is $560K in Beauty Point and $565K in Dover, so Beauty Point is the cheaper entry point, with Dover houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Dover leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.26%, compared with 3.99% in Beauty Point, a gap of 0.27 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.7% in Beauty Point and +6.6% in Dover (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Beauty Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 2.9% in Dover and 3.0% in Beauty Point, so landlords in Dover face less competition for tenants.
Beauty Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,285 against 923, larger than Dover; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dover for rental income, Beauty Point for a lower purchase price, Beauty Point for recent price momentum, Dover 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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