Currimundi vs Shailer Park
Property investment comparison - Currimundi, QLD 4551 vs Shailer Park, QLD 4128
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Currimundi wins 3, Shailer Park 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.
| Metric | Currimundi | Shailer Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $670K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.44% | 3.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.20% | 4.03% |
| 1-year house growth | +18.2% | +15.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +40.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| Population | 6,570 | 12,182 |
Currimundi vs Shailer Park: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Currimundi and $1.2M in Shailer Park.
On cash flow, Currimundi leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.44%, compared with 3.20% in Shailer Park, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +18.2% in Currimundi and +15.8% in Shailer Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Currimundi, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Shailer Park and 1.5% in Currimundi, so landlords in Shailer Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Shailer Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,182 against 6,570, larger than Currimundi; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Currimundi for rental income, Currimundi for recent price momentum, Shailer Park 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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