Chapel Hill vs Runaway Bay
Property investment comparison - Chapel Hill, QLD 4069 vs Runaway Bay, QLD 4216
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Chapel Hill wins 0, Runaway Bay 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 | Runaway Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | $1.6M | $1.0M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.98% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +6.4%estimate | +16.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +18.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Population | 10,511 | 9,308 |
Chapel Hill vs Runaway Bay: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Chapel Hill and $1.6M in Runaway Bay, so Runaway Bay is the cheaper entry point, with Chapel Hill houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Chapel Hill sits at a median of $1.6M against $1.0M in Runaway Bay, which makes Runaway Bay 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 +16.3% in Runaway Bay, so recent momentum favours Runaway Bay, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.9%.
Chapel Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,511 against 9,308, larger than Runaway Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Runaway Bay for a lower purchase price, Runaway Bay for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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