Dayboro vs Pine Mountain
Property investment comparison - Dayboro, QLD 4521 vs Pine Mountain, QLD 4306
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Dayboro wins 5, Pine Mountain wins 0. 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 | Dayboro | Pine Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $705K | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.16% | 2.61% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.11% | 2.10% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.9%estimate | +10.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +38.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 2.5% |
| Population | 2,376 | 1,695 |
Dayboro vs Pine Mountain: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Dayboro and $1.3M in Pine Mountain.
For units, Dayboro sits at a median of $705K against $1.1M in Pine Mountain, which makes Dayboro the more affordable unit market and Pine Mountain the pricier one.
On cash flow, Dayboro leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.16%, compared with 2.61% in Pine Mountain, a gap of 0.55 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.9% in Dayboro (an estimate) and +10.4% in Pine Mountain, so recent momentum favours Dayboro, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Dayboro and 2.5% in Pine Mountain, so landlords in Dayboro face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Dayboro is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,376 against 1,695, larger than Pine Mountain; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dayboro for rental income, Dayboro for recent price momentum, Dayboro 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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