Camp Mountain vs Fig Tree Pocket

The median house price is $2.2M in Camp Mountain and $2.2M in Fig Tree Pocket, so Fig Tree Pocket is the cheaper entry point, with Camp Mountain houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Camp Mountain sits at a median of $720K against $1.1M in Fig Tree Pocket, which makes Camp Mountain the more affordable unit market and Fig Tree Pocket the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +15.1% in Camp Mountain (an estimate) and +16.7% in Fig Tree Pocket, so recent momentum favours Fig Tree Pocket, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Fig Tree Pocket and 11.5% in Camp Mountain, so landlords in Fig Tree Pocket face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Fig Tree Pocket is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,345 against 1,447, roughly 3.0 times the size of Camp Mountain; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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