Dutton Way vs Venus Bay

The median house price is $485K in Dutton Way and $490K in Venus Bay, so Dutton Way is the cheaper entry point, with Venus Bay houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Dutton Way sits at a median of $390K against $495K in Venus Bay, which makes Dutton Way the more affordable unit market and Venus Bay the pricier one.

On cash flow, Dutton Way leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.15%, compared with 4.33% in Venus Bay, a gap of 1.82 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Dutton Way and 1.1% in Venus Bay, so landlords in Dutton Way face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Venus Bay is the bigger suburb, with a population of 904 against 91, roughly 10 times the size of Dutton Way; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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