Caboolture vs Meldale
Property investment comparison - Caboolture, QLD 4510 vs Meldale, QLD 4510
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Caboolture wins 1, Meldale wins 3. 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 | Caboolture | Meldale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895K | $895K |
| Median unit price | $535K | $490K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.76% | 2.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.37% | 5.89% |
| 1-year house growth | +16.2% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +52.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Population | 29,534 | 230 |
Caboolture vs Meldale: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $895K in Caboolture and $895K in Meldale.
For units, Caboolture sits at a median of $535K against $490K in Meldale, which makes Meldale the more affordable unit market and Caboolture the pricier one.
On cash flow, Caboolture leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.76%, compared with 2.50% in Meldale, a gap of 1.26 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Meldale and 0.9% in Caboolture, so landlords in Meldale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Caboolture is the bigger suburb, with a population of 29,534 against 230, roughly 128 times the size of Meldale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Caboolture for rental income, Meldale 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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