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Cradoc vs Kingston Beach

Property investment comparison - Cradoc, TAS 7109 vs Kingston Beach, TAS 7050

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cradoc wins 4, Kingston Beach wins 1. 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.

MetricCradocKingston Beach
Median house price$940K$945K
Median unit price$455K$640K
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.55%
Gross rental yield (units)4.71%4.05%
1-year house growth+4.9%+3.6%estimate
3-year house growth+5.5%-
Vacancy rate12.7%1.0%
Population4562,305

Cradoc vs Kingston Beach: what the numbers say

The median house price is $940K in Cradoc and $945K in Kingston Beach, so Cradoc is the cheaper entry point, with Kingston Beach houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Cradoc sits at a median of $455K against $640K in Kingston Beach, which makes Cradoc the more affordable unit market and Kingston Beach the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.9% in Cradoc and +3.6% in Kingston Beach (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Cradoc, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Kingston Beach and 12.7% in Cradoc, so landlords in Kingston Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Kingston Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,305 against 456, roughly 5 times the size of Cradoc; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Cradoc for a lower purchase price, Cradoc for recent price momentum, Kingston Beach 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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