Chinchilla vs Wondai
Property investment comparison - Chinchilla, QLD 4413 vs Wondai, QLD 4606
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Chinchilla wins 2, Wondai 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.
| Metric | Chinchilla | Wondai |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $535K | $500K |
| Median unit price | $380K | $610K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.55% | 4.68% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 2.82% |
| 1-year house growth | - | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | +49.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Population | 7,068 | 1,975 |
Chinchilla vs Wondai: what the numbers say
The median house price is $535K in Chinchilla and $500K in Wondai, so Wondai is the cheaper entry point, with Chinchilla houses about 7% dearer.
For units, Chinchilla sits at a median of $380K against $610K in Wondai, which makes Chinchilla the more affordable unit market and Wondai the pricier one.
On cash flow, Chinchilla leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.55%, compared with 4.68% in Wondai, a gap of 0.87 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Wondai and 0.9% in Chinchilla, so landlords in Wondai face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Chinchilla is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,068 against 1,975, roughly 3.6 times the size of Wondai; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Chinchilla for rental income, Wondai for a lower purchase price, Wondai 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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