Blackstone vs Booral
Property investment comparison - Blackstone, QLD 4304 vs Booral, QLD 4655
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Blackstone wins 3, Booral wins 2. 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 | Blackstone | Booral |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $915K | $920K |
| Median unit price | - | $710K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.66% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.85% | 4.48% |
| 1-year house growth | +18.1% | +5.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +61.9% | +26.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Population | 1,144 | 1,636 |
Blackstone vs Booral: what the numbers say
The median house price is $915K in Blackstone and $920K in Booral, so Blackstone is the cheaper entry point, with Booral houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +18.1% in Blackstone and +5.8% in Booral, so recent momentum favours Blackstone, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Blackstone houses are +61.9% and Booral houses +26.4%, so Blackstone has compounded faster than Booral over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Booral is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,636 against 1,144, larger than Blackstone; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Blackstone for a lower purchase price, Blackstone for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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