Burdell vs Rockville
Property investment comparison - Burdell, QLD 4818 vs Rockville, QLD 4350
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burdell wins 3, Rockville wins 3. 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 | Burdell | Rockville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $725K | $715K |
| Median unit price | - | $615K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.70% | 4.00% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.45% | 3.70% |
| 1-year house growth | +16.7% | +19.9% |
| 3-year house growth | +65.9% | +65.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Population | 7,171 | 3,204 |
Burdell vs Rockville: what the numbers say
The median house price is $725K in Burdell and $715K in Rockville, so Rockville is the cheaper entry point, with Burdell houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Burdell leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.70%, compared with 4.00% in Rockville, a gap of 0.70 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.7% in Burdell and +19.9% in Rockville, so recent momentum favours Rockville, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Burdell houses are +65.9% and Rockville houses +65.8%, so Burdell has compounded faster than Rockville over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.1%.
Burdell is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,171 against 3,204, roughly 2.2 times the size of Rockville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Burdell for rental income, Rockville for a lower purchase price, Rockville for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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