Cooran vs Durack

The median house price is $995K in Cooran and $1M in Durack, so Cooran is the cheaper entry point, with Durack houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Cooran sits at a median of $700K against $735K in Durack, which makes Cooran the more affordable unit market and Durack the pricier one.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.57% in Cooran and 3.54% in Durack, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.0% in Cooran (an estimate) and +17.3% in Durack, so recent momentum favours Durack, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Durack and 3.3% in Cooran, so landlords in Durack face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Durack is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,788 against 1,756, roughly 4.4 times the size of Cooran; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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