Burraneer vs Rodd Point

The median house price is $3.6M in Burraneer and $3.6M in Rodd Point, so Rodd Point is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Burraneer sits at a median of $2.5M against $1.2M in Rodd Point, which makes Rodd Point the more affordable unit market and Burraneer the pricier one.

On cash flow, Burraneer leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.85%, compared with 1.80% in Rodd Point, a gap of 1.05 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +3.7% in Burraneer (an estimate) and +10.7% in Rodd Point, so recent momentum favours Rodd Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 3.4% in Rodd Point and 6.9% in Burraneer, so landlords in Rodd Point face less competition for tenants.

Burraneer is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,719 against 1,380, roughly 2.7 times the size of Rodd Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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