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Bradbury vs Clarence Gardens

Property investment comparison - Bradbury, SA 5153 vs Clarence Gardens, SA 5039

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bradbury wins 1, Clarence Gardens 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.

MetricBradburyClarence Gardens
Median house price$1.4M$1.5M
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)2.30%2.39%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.10%
1-year house growth-+16.9%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate2.4%0.4%
Population1782,373

Bradbury vs Clarence Gardens: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.4M in Bradbury and $1.5M in Clarence Gardens, so Bradbury is the cheaper entry point, with Clarence Gardens houses about 2% dearer.

On cash flow, Clarence Gardens leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.39%, compared with 2.30% in Bradbury, a gap of 0.09 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Clarence Gardens and 2.4% in Bradbury, so landlords in Clarence Gardens face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Clarence Gardens is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,373 against 178, roughly 13 times the size of Bradbury; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Clarence Gardens for rental income, Bradbury for a lower purchase price, Clarence Gardens 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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