Buderim vs Flying Fox
Property investment comparison - Buderim, QLD 4556 vs Flying Fox, QLD 4275
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Buderim wins 1, Flying Fox 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.
| Metric | Buderim | Flying Fox |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $860K | $840K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.53% | 4.01% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 1.76% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.3% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +27.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| Population | 31,430 | 61 |
Buderim vs Flying Fox: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Buderim and $1.4M in Flying Fox.
For units, Buderim sits at a median of $860K against $840K in Flying Fox, which makes Flying Fox the more affordable unit market and Buderim the pricier one.
On cash flow, Flying Fox leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.01%, compared with 3.53% in Buderim, a gap of 0.48 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Buderim and 2.5% in Flying Fox, so landlords in Buderim face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Buderim is the bigger suburb, with a population of 31,430 against 61, roughly 515 times the size of Flying Fox; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Flying Fox for rental income, Buderim 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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