Curlewis vs Lockhart

The median house price is $390K in Curlewis and $385K in Lockhart, so Lockhart is the cheaper entry point, with Curlewis houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Curlewis sits at a median of $610K against $660K in Lockhart, which makes Curlewis the more affordable unit market and Lockhart the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.0% in Curlewis and +11.6% in Lockhart, so recent momentum favours Lockhart, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Curlewis houses are +36.4% and Lockhart houses +35.5%, so Curlewis has compounded faster than Lockhart over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Lockhart and 4.3% in Curlewis, so landlords in Lockhart face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Lockhart is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,019 against 779, larger than Curlewis; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Lockhart for a lower purchase price, Lockhart for recent price momentum, Lockhart for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.