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Bellevue Heights vs Moana

Property investment comparison - Bellevue Heights, SA 5050 vs Moana, SA 5169

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bellevue Heights wins 1, Moana 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.

MetricBellevue HeightsMoana
Median house price$1.2M-
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)3.00%-
Gross rental yield (units)2.50%3.91%
1-year house growth+15.9%+12.3%
3-year house growth+35.0%+45.3%
Vacancy rate1.6%0.5%
Population2,7123,316

Bellevue Heights vs Moana: what the numbers say

Over the past year house prices moved +15.9% in Bellevue Heights and +12.3% in Moana, so recent momentum favours Bellevue Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Bellevue Heights houses are +35.0% and Moana houses +45.3%, so Moana has compounded faster than Bellevue Heights over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Moana and 1.6% in Bellevue Heights, so landlords in Moana face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Moana is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,316 against 2,712, larger than Bellevue Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bellevue Heights for recent price momentum, Moana 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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