Cleveland vs Murarrie
Property investment comparison - Cleveland, QLD 4163 vs Murarrie, QLD 4172
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cleveland wins 3, Murarrie wins 1. 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 | Cleveland | Murarrie |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $870K | $1.0M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.26% | 3.21% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.81% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +10.3% | +15.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +36.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Population | 15,850 | 4,946 |
Cleveland vs Murarrie: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Cleveland and $1.3M in Murarrie.
For units, Cleveland sits at a median of $870K against $1.0M in Murarrie, which makes Cleveland the more affordable unit market and Murarrie the pricier one.
Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.26% in Cleveland and 3.21% in Murarrie, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.3% in Cleveland and +15.3% in Murarrie (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Murarrie, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Cleveland is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,850 against 4,946, roughly 3.2 times the size of Murarrie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Murarrie 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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