Bundaberg East vs Yabulu

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $590K in Bundaberg East and $590K in Yabulu.

On cash flow, Bundaberg East leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.00%, compared with 4.72% in Yabulu, a gap of 0.28 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +12.0% in Bundaberg East and +15.4% in Yabulu, so recent momentum favours Yabulu, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Bundaberg East houses are +56.1% and Yabulu houses +59.2%, so Yabulu has compounded faster than Bundaberg East over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Bundaberg East and 1.8% in Yabulu, so landlords in Bundaberg East face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Bundaberg East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,839 against 719, roughly 3.9 times the size of Yabulu; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bundaberg East for rental income, Yabulu for recent price momentum, Bundaberg East for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.