Burdell vs Gordonvale

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $725K in Burdell and $725K in Gordonvale.

On cash flow, Gordonvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.90%, compared with 4.70% in Burdell, a gap of 0.20 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +16.7% in Burdell and +16.5% in Gordonvale, so recent momentum favours Burdell, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Burdell houses are +65.9% and Gordonvale houses +45.8%, so Burdell has compounded faster than Gordonvale over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Gordonvale and 1.1% in Burdell, so landlords in Gordonvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Burdell is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,171 against 6,944, larger than Gordonvale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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