Cedar Vale vs Warner
Property investment comparison - Cedar Vale, QLD 4285 vs Warner, QLD 4500
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cedar Vale wins 0, Warner 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 | Cedar Vale | Warner |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $2.8M | $730K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.09% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +17.8%estimate | +18.1% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +46.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Population | 2,856 | 12,264 |
Cedar Vale vs Warner: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Cedar Vale and $1.1M in Warner.
For units, Cedar Vale sits at a median of $2.8M against $730K in Warner, which makes Warner the more affordable unit market and Cedar Vale the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.8% in Cedar Vale (an estimate) and +18.1% in Warner, so recent momentum favours Warner, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Warner and 0.8% in Cedar Vale, so landlords in Warner face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Warner is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,264 against 2,856, roughly 4.3 times the size of Cedar Vale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Warner for recent price momentum, Warner 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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