Clarence Point vs Forth

The median house price is $815K in Clarence Point and $820K in Forth, so Clarence Point is the cheaper entry point, with Forth houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Clarence Point sits at a median of $525K against $405K in Forth, which makes Forth the more affordable unit market and Clarence Point the pricier one.

On cash flow, Forth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.37%, compared with 2.49% in Clarence Point, a gap of 0.88 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +12.7% in Clarence Point and +18.9% in Forth (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Forth, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Forth and 5.4% in Clarence Point, so landlords in Forth face less competition for tenants.

Forth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 738 against 266, roughly 2.8 times the size of Clarence Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Forth for rental income, Clarence Point for a lower purchase price, Forth for recent price momentum, Forth for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.