Cranley vs Kingston
Property investment comparison - Cranley, QLD 4350 vs Kingston, QLD 4114
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cranley wins 3, Kingston 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 | Cranley | Kingston |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $845K | $840K |
| Median unit price | - | $650K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.80% | 3.60% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.70% | 4.30% |
| 1-year house growth | +20.3%estimate | +20.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +80.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Population | 2,281 | 10,506 |
Cranley vs Kingston: what the numbers say
The median house price is $845K in Cranley and $840K in Kingston, so Kingston is the cheaper entry point, with Cranley houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Cranley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 3.60% in Kingston, a gap of 0.20 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.3% in Cranley (an estimate) and +20.0% in Kingston, so recent momentum favours Cranley, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Cranley and 1.2% in Kingston, so landlords in Cranley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kingston is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,506 against 2,281, roughly 4.6 times the size of Cranley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Cranley for rental income, Kingston for a lower purchase price, Cranley for recent price momentum, Cranley 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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