Douglas vs Sarina Beach
Property investment comparison - Douglas, QLD 4814 vs Sarina Beach, QLD 4737
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Douglas wins 2, Sarina Beach wins 2. 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 | Douglas | Sarina Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740K | $740K |
| Median unit price | $445K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 4.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.15% | 4.88% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.0% | +8.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +71.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Population | 7,780 | 661 |
Douglas vs Sarina Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $740K in Douglas and $740K in Sarina Beach.
On cash flow, Sarina Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.80%, compared with 4.30% in Douglas, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +14.0% in Douglas and +8.9% in Sarina Beach (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Douglas, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Sarina Beach and 1.5% in Douglas, so landlords in Sarina Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Douglas is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,780 against 661, roughly 12 times the size of Sarina Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Sarina Beach for rental income, Douglas for recent price momentum, Sarina Beach 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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