Burnside vs Henley Beach South

The median house price is $1.8M in Burnside and $1.8M in Henley Beach South, so Henley Beach South is the cheaper entry point, with Burnside houses about 3% dearer.

For units, Burnside sits at a median of $820K against $545K in Henley Beach South, which makes Henley Beach South the more affordable unit market and Burnside the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Burnside and +5.2% in Henley Beach South, so recent momentum favours Henley Beach South, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Burnside houses are +42.5% and Henley Beach South houses +50.1%, so Henley Beach South has compounded faster than Burnside over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Henley Beach South and 3.4% in Burnside, so landlords in Henley Beach South 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 3,060 against 2,799, larger than Henley Beach South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Henley Beach South for a lower purchase price, Henley Beach South for recent price momentum, Henley Beach South for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.