Blackwood vs Highbury
Property investment comparison - Blackwood, SA 5051 vs Highbury, SA 5089
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Blackwood wins 1, Highbury 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 | Blackwood | Highbury |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $700K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | 3.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.87% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +7.1% | +17.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +39.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| Population | 4,266 | 6,956 |
Blackwood vs Highbury: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Blackwood and $1.1M in Highbury.
On cash flow, Highbury leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.20%, compared with 3.10% in Blackwood, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.1% in Blackwood and +17.4% in Highbury (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Highbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Blackwood and 1.8% in Highbury, so landlords in Blackwood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Highbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,956 against 4,266, larger than Blackwood; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Highbury for rental income, Highbury for recent price momentum, Blackwood 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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