Calder vs Moonah
Property investment comparison - Calder, TAS 7325 vs Moonah, TAS 7009
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Calder wins 2, Moonah 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 | Calder | Moonah |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $705K | $700K |
| Median unit price | $440K | $485K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.43% | 4.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.02% | 5.36% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +13.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +9.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Population | 231 | 5,884 |
Calder vs Moonah: what the numbers say
The median house price is $705K in Calder and $700K in Moonah, so Moonah is the cheaper entry point, with Calder houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Calder sits at a median of $440K against $485K in Moonah, which makes Calder the more affordable unit market and Moonah the pricier one.
On cash flow, Moonah leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.80%, compared with 3.43% in Calder, a gap of 1.37 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.2% in Calder and 0.7% in Moonah, so landlords in Calder face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Moonah is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,884 against 231, roughly 25 times the size of Calder; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Moonah for rental income, Moonah for a lower purchase price, Calder 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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