Calamvale vs Tabooba
Property investment comparison - Calamvale, QLD 4116 vs Tabooba, QLD 4285
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Calamvale wins 1, Tabooba wins 2. 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 | Calamvale | Tabooba |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $830K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.06% | 2.55% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.20% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +10.0% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +48.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Population | 17,994 | 57 |
Calamvale vs Tabooba: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Calamvale and $1.4M in Tabooba, so Tabooba is the cheaper entry point, with Calamvale houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Calamvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.06%, compared with 2.55% in Tabooba, a gap of 0.51 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Tabooba and 1.2% in Calamvale, so landlords in Tabooba face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Calamvale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 17,994 against 57, roughly 316 times the size of Tabooba; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Calamvale for rental income, Tabooba for a lower purchase price, Tabooba 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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