Cooroy vs Oxenford
Property investment comparison - Cooroy, QLD 4563 vs Oxenford, QLD 4210
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cooroy wins 2, Oxenford wins 3. 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 | Cooroy | Oxenford |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $860K | $770K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.48% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.24% | 4.67% |
| 1-year house growth | +13.4%estimate | +14.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +48.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Population | 4,801 | 12,273 |
Cooroy vs Oxenford: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Cooroy and $1.2M in Oxenford, so Cooroy is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Cooroy sits at a median of $860K against $770K in Oxenford, which makes Oxenford the more affordable unit market and Cooroy the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.4% in Cooroy (an estimate) and +14.4% in Oxenford, so recent momentum favours Oxenford, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Cooroy and 1.7% in Oxenford, so landlords in Cooroy face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Oxenford is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,273 against 4,801, roughly 2.6 times the size of Cooroy; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Cooroy for a lower purchase price, Oxenford for recent price momentum, Cooroy for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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