Borallon vs Calamvale
Property investment comparison - Borallon, QLD 4306 vs Calamvale, QLD 4116
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Borallon wins 0, Calamvale 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 | Borallon | Calamvale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | - | $830K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.65% | 3.06% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.20% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +10.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +48.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Population | 90 | 17,994 |
Borallon vs Calamvale: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Borallon and $1.4M in Calamvale, so Calamvale is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Calamvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.06%, compared with 2.65% in Borallon, a gap of 0.41 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Calamvale and 1.3% in Borallon, so landlords in Calamvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Calamvale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 17,994 against 90, roughly 200 times the size of Borallon; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Calamvale for rental income, Calamvale for a lower purchase price, Calamvale 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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