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Brighton vs Logan Village

Property investment comparison - Brighton, QLD 4017 vs Logan Village, QLD 4207

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brighton wins 3, Logan Village 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.

MetricBrightonLogan Village
Median house price$1.3M$1.3M
Median unit price-$580K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.10%3.07%
Gross rental yield (units)3.24%4.84%
1-year house growth+15.5%estimate+13.1%
3-year house growth-+47.7%
Vacancy rate1.2%2.1%
Population9,6645,316

Brighton vs Logan Village: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.3M in Brighton and $1.3M in Logan Village, so Logan Village is the cheaper entry point, with Brighton houses about 1% dearer.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.10% in Brighton and 3.07% in Logan Village, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +15.5% in Brighton (an estimate) and +13.1% in Logan Village, so recent momentum favours Brighton, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Brighton and 2.1% in Logan Village, so landlords in Brighton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Brighton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,664 against 5,316, larger than Logan Village; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Logan Village for a lower purchase price, Brighton for recent price momentum, Brighton 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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