Chapel Hill vs Morningside
Property investment comparison - Chapel Hill, QLD 4069 vs Morningside, QLD 4170
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Chapel Hill wins 0, Morningside wins 4. 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 | Chapel Hill | Morningside |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | $1.6M | $950K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.98% | 3.94% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.4%estimate | +10.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +37.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Population | 10,511 | 11,755 |
Chapel Hill vs Morningside: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.7M in Chapel Hill and $1.7M in Morningside.
For units, Chapel Hill sits at a median of $1.6M against $950K in Morningside, which makes Morningside the more affordable unit market and Chapel Hill the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.4% in Chapel Hill (an estimate) and +10.4% in Morningside, so recent momentum favours Morningside, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Morningside and 1.9% in Chapel Hill, so landlords in Morningside face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Morningside is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,755 against 10,511, larger than Chapel Hill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Morningside for recent price momentum, Morningside 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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