Cornubia vs Mooloolah Valley

The median house price is $1.3M in Cornubia and $1.3M in Mooloolah Valley, so Cornubia is the cheaper entry point.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.36% in Cornubia and 3.37% in Mooloolah Valley, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +13.0% in Cornubia and +14.9% in Mooloolah Valley, so recent momentum favours Mooloolah Valley, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Cornubia houses are +41.3% and Mooloolah Valley houses +34.1%, so Cornubia has compounded faster than Mooloolah Valley over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Cornubia and 1.6% in Mooloolah Valley, so landlords in Cornubia face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Cornubia is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,810 against 3,629, roughly 2.2 times the size of Mooloolah Valley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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