Craignish vs Landsborough
Property investment comparison - Craignish, QLD 4655 vs Landsborough, QLD 4550
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Craignish wins 1, Landsborough 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 | Craignish | Landsborough |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $570K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.62% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.07% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +10.4%estimate | +13.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +42.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Population | 2,190 | 4,446 |
Craignish vs Landsborough: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Craignish and $1.1M in Landsborough, so Craignish is the cheaper entry point, with Landsborough houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.4% in Craignish (an estimate) and +13.8% in Landsborough, so recent momentum favours Landsborough, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Landsborough and 1.2% in Craignish, so landlords in Landsborough face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Landsborough is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,446 against 2,190, roughly 2.0 times the size of Craignish; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Craignish for a lower purchase price, Landsborough for recent price momentum, Landsborough 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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