Brassall vs Cranley
Property investment comparison - Brassall, QLD 4305 vs Cranley, QLD 4350
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brassall wins 1, Cranley 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 | Brassall | Cranley |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $845K | $845K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.70% | 3.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.80% | 3.70% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.5% | +20.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +59.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Population | 12,115 | 2,281 |
Brassall vs Cranley: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $845K in Brassall and $845K in Cranley.
On cash flow, Cranley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 3.70% in Brassall, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.5% in Brassall and +20.3% in Cranley (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Cranley, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Cranley and 1.1% in Brassall, so landlords in Cranley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Brassall is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,115 against 2,281, roughly 5 times the size of Cranley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Cranley for rental income, Cranley for recent price momentum, Cranley 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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