Boyne Island vs Crows Nest
Property investment comparison - Boyne Island, QLD 4680 vs Crows Nest, QLD 4355
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Boyne Island wins 2, Crows Nest 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 | Boyne Island | Crows Nest |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $675K | $675K |
| Median unit price | - | $515K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.60% | 3.96% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.54% | 2.72% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.1%estimate | +16.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +55.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 0.7% |
| Population | 4,835 | 2,212 |
Boyne Island vs Crows Nest: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $675K in Boyne Island and $675K in Crows Nest.
On cash flow, Boyne Island leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.60%, compared with 3.96% in Crows Nest, a gap of 0.64 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.1% in Boyne Island (an estimate) and +16.2% in Crows Nest, so recent momentum favours Crows Nest, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Crows Nest and 1.5% in Boyne Island, so landlords in Crows Nest face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Boyne Island is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,835 against 2,212, roughly 2.2 times the size of Crows Nest; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Boyne Island for rental income, Crows Nest for recent price momentum, Crows Nest 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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