Cornubia vs Tamrookum
Property investment comparison - Cornubia, QLD 4130 vs Tamrookum, QLD 4285
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cornubia wins 1, Tamrookum wins 2. 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 | Cornubia | Tamrookum |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $750K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.36% | 2.61% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.55% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +13.0% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +41.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Population | 7,810 | 94 |
Cornubia vs Tamrookum: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Cornubia and $1.3M in Tamrookum, so Tamrookum is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Cornubia leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.36%, compared with 2.61% in Tamrookum, a gap of 0.75 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Tamrookum and 1.2% in Cornubia, so landlords in Tamrookum 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 94, roughly 83 times the size of Tamrookum; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Cornubia for rental income, Tamrookum for a lower purchase price, Tamrookum 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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