Drayton vs Urraween
Property investment comparison - Drayton, QLD 4350 vs Urraween, QLD 4655
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Drayton wins 3, Urraween 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 | Drayton | Urraween |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $830K | $830K |
| Median unit price | $610K | $625K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.60% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.83% | 4.81% |
| 1-year house growth | +23.6%estimate | +12.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +27.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| Population | 1,813 | 7,951 |
Drayton vs Urraween: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $830K in Drayton and $830K in Urraween.
For units, Drayton sits at a median of $610K against $625K in Urraween, which makes Drayton the more affordable unit market and Urraween the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +23.6% in Drayton (an estimate) and +12.3% in Urraween, so recent momentum favours Drayton, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Drayton and 1.9% in Urraween, so landlords in Drayton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Urraween is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,951 against 1,813, roughly 4.4 times the size of Drayton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Drayton for recent price momentum, Drayton 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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