Doolandella vs Karana Downs
Property investment comparison - Doolandella, QLD 4077 vs Karana Downs, QLD 4306
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Doolandella wins 4, Karana Downs 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 | Doolandella | Karana Downs |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $765K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.60% | 3.54% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.27% | 4.02% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.8% | +7.4% |
| 3-year house growth | +43.7% | +34.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Population | 7,123 | 3,800 |
Doolandella vs Karana Downs: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Doolandella and $1.1M in Karana Downs.
On cash flow, Doolandella leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.60%, compared with 3.54% in Karana Downs, a gap of 0.06 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +14.8% in Doolandella and +7.4% in Karana Downs, so recent momentum favours Doolandella, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Doolandella houses are +43.7% and Karana Downs houses +34.1%, so Doolandella has compounded faster than Karana Downs over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.5%.
Doolandella is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,123 against 3,800, larger than Karana Downs; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Doolandella for rental income, Doolandella for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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