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Brompton vs Modbury Heights

Property investment comparison - Brompton, SA 5007 vs Modbury Heights, SA 5092

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brompton wins 2, Modbury Heights 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.

MetricBromptonModbury Heights
Median house price$970K$985K
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.60%
Gross rental yield (units)4.50%4.50%
1-year house growth+13.6%+14.1%
3-year house growth+24.7%+36.3%
Vacancy rate0.7%0.9%
Population3,7296,995

Brompton vs Modbury Heights: what the numbers say

The median house price is $970K in Brompton and $985K in Modbury Heights, so Brompton is the cheaper entry point, with Modbury Heights houses about 2% dearer.

Over the past year house prices moved +13.6% in Brompton and +14.1% in Modbury Heights, so recent momentum favours Modbury Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Brompton houses are +24.7% and Modbury Heights houses +36.3%, so Modbury Heights has compounded faster than Brompton over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Brompton and 0.9% in Modbury Heights, so landlords in Brompton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Modbury Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,995 against 3,729, larger than Brompton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Brompton for a lower purchase price, Modbury Heights for recent price momentum, Brompton 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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