Cotswold Hills vs Oakhurst
Property investment comparison - Cotswold Hills, QLD 4350 vs Oakhurst, QLD 4650
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cotswold Hills wins 2, Oakhurst 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 | Cotswold Hills | Oakhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $880K | $880K |
| Median unit price | - | $555K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.60% | 3.23% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.81% | 3.94% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.6%estimate | +13.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +34.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 8.9% | 3.5% |
| Population | 1,620 | 1,717 |
Cotswold Hills vs Oakhurst: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $880K in Cotswold Hills and $880K in Oakhurst.
On cash flow, Cotswold Hills leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.60%, compared with 3.23% in Oakhurst, a gap of 0.37 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +14.6% in Cotswold Hills (an estimate) and +13.4% in Oakhurst, so recent momentum favours Cotswold Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 3.5% in Oakhurst and 8.9% in Cotswold Hills, so landlords in Oakhurst face less competition for tenants.
Oakhurst is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,717 against 1,620, larger than Cotswold Hills; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Cotswold Hills for rental income, Cotswold Hills for recent price momentum, Oakhurst 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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