Burpengary East vs Calavos
Property investment comparison - Burpengary East, QLD 4505 vs Calavos, QLD 4670
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burpengary East wins 2, Calavos wins 1. 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 | Burpengary East | Calavos |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $610K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.18% | 2.05% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +22.9%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Population | 9,654 | 359 |
Burpengary East vs Calavos: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Burpengary East and $1.2M in Calavos, so Burpengary East is the cheaper entry point, with Calavos houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Burpengary East leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.18%, compared with 2.05% in Calavos, a gap of 1.13 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Calavos and 2.2% in Burpengary East, so landlords in Calavos face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Burpengary East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,654 against 359, roughly 27 times the size of Calavos; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Burpengary East for rental income, Burpengary East for a lower purchase price, Calavos 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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