Boyne Island vs White Rock
Property investment comparison - Boyne Island, QLD 4680 vs White Rock, QLD 4868
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Boyne Island wins 0, White Rock wins 4. 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 | White Rock |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670K | $665K |
| Median unit price | - | $540K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.50% | 4.90% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 5.60% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.5% | +17.0% |
| 3-year house growth | +54.0% | +54.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Population | 4,835 | 4,918 |
Boyne Island vs White Rock: what the numbers say
The median house price is $670K in Boyne Island and $665K in White Rock, so White Rock is the cheaper entry point, with Boyne Island houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, White Rock leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.90%, compared with 4.50% in Boyne Island, a gap of 0.40 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.5% in Boyne Island and +17.0% in White Rock, so recent momentum favours White Rock, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in White Rock and 1.2% in Boyne Island, so landlords in White Rock face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
White Rock is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,918 against 4,835, larger than Boyne Island; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: White Rock for rental income, White Rock for a lower purchase price, White Rock for recent price momentum, White Rock 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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