Coochiemudlo Island vs Logan Central

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $820K in Coochiemudlo Island and $820K in Logan Central.

For units, Coochiemudlo Island sits at a median of $795K against $510K in Logan Central, which makes Logan Central the more affordable unit market and Coochiemudlo Island the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +19.2% in Coochiemudlo Island and +17.7% in Logan Central, so recent momentum favours Coochiemudlo Island, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Coochiemudlo Island houses are +63.5% and Logan Central houses +71.4%, so Logan Central has compounded faster than Coochiemudlo Island over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Logan Central and 1.2% in Coochiemudlo Island, so landlords in Logan Central face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Logan Central is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,210 against 850, roughly 7 times the size of Coochiemudlo Island; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Coochiemudlo Island for recent price momentum, Logan Central for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.