Bongaree vs Highfields
Property investment comparison - Bongaree, QLD 4507 vs Highfields, QLD 4352
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bongaree wins 3, Highfields wins 1. 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 | Bongaree | Highfields |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.60% | 3.39% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +19.3%estimate | +15.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +44.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Population | 8,162 | 8,568 |
Bongaree vs Highfields: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Bongaree and $1.1M in Highfields, so Bongaree is the cheaper entry point, with Highfields houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Bongaree leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.60%, compared with 3.39% in Highfields, a gap of 0.21 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +19.3% in Bongaree (an estimate) and +15.5% in Highfields, so recent momentum favours Bongaree, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Highfields and 0.6% in Bongaree, so landlords in Highfields face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Highfields is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,568 against 8,162, larger than Bongaree; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Bongaree for rental income, Bongaree for a lower purchase price, Bongaree for recent price momentum, Highfields 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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