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Cape Hillsborough vs Glenella

Property investment comparison - Cape Hillsborough, QLD 4740 vs Glenella, QLD 4740

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cape Hillsborough wins 0, Glenella 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.

MetricCape HillsboroughGlenella
Median house price$825K$825K
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)4.00%4.84%
Gross rental yield (units)-6.06%
1-year house growth-+12.8%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.6%1.4%
Population394,545

Cape Hillsborough vs Glenella: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $825K in Cape Hillsborough and $825K in Glenella.

On cash flow, Glenella leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.84%, compared with 4.00% in Cape Hillsborough, a gap of 0.84 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Glenella and 1.6% in Cape Hillsborough, so landlords in Glenella face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Glenella is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,545 against 39, roughly 117 times the size of Cape Hillsborough; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Glenella for rental income, Glenella 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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