Cabbage Tree Creek vs Hamilton

The median house price is $435K in Cabbage Tree Creek and $440K in Hamilton, so Cabbage Tree Creek is the cheaper entry point, with Hamilton houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Hamilton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.76%, compared with 4.52% in Cabbage Tree Creek, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Hamilton and 0.9% in Cabbage Tree Creek, so landlords in Hamilton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Hamilton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,346 against 52, roughly 199 times the size of Cabbage Tree Creek; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Hamilton for rental income, Cabbage Tree Creek for a lower purchase price, Hamilton for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.