Burnside vs Lower Beechmont
Property investment comparison - Burnside, QLD 4560 vs Lower Beechmont, QLD 4211
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burnside wins 3, Lower Beechmont 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 | Burnside | Lower Beechmont |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | - | $1.2M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.09% | 3.58% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.01% | 3.48% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.7%estimate | +18.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +32.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| Population | 3,104 | 1,067 |
Burnside vs Lower Beechmont: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.0M in Burnside and $1.0M in Lower Beechmont, so Burnside is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Burnside leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.09%, compared with 3.58% in Lower Beechmont, a gap of 0.51 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.7% in Burnside (an estimate) and +18.9% in Lower Beechmont, so recent momentum favours Lower Beechmont, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Lower Beechmont and 2.9% in Burnside, so landlords in Lower Beechmont face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Burnside is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,104 against 1,067, roughly 2.9 times the size of Lower Beechmont; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Burnside for rental income, Burnside for a lower purchase price, Lower Beechmont for recent price momentum, Lower Beechmont 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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