Coolangatta vs Yeerongpilly

The median house price is $1.7M in Coolangatta and $1.7M in Yeerongpilly, so Coolangatta is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Coolangatta sits at a median of $1.3M against $940K in Yeerongpilly, which makes Yeerongpilly the more affordable unit market and Coolangatta the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.0% in Coolangatta (an estimate) and +12.4% in Yeerongpilly, so recent momentum favours Yeerongpilly, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.2% in Yeerongpilly and 0.8% in Coolangatta, so landlords in Yeerongpilly face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Coolangatta is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,491 against 2,033, roughly 3.2 times the size of Yeerongpilly; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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