Currumbin vs Indooroopilly

The median house price is $1.9M in Currumbin and $1.9M in Indooroopilly, so Currumbin is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Currumbin sits at a median of $1.1M against $900K in Indooroopilly, which makes Indooroopilly the more affordable unit market and Currumbin the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.8% in Currumbin (an estimate) and +14.2% in Indooroopilly (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Indooroopilly, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Indooroopilly and 2.5% in Currumbin, so landlords in Indooroopilly face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Indooroopilly is the bigger suburb, with a population of 13,622 against 3,278, roughly 4.2 times the size of Currumbin; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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