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East Ipswich vs Mount Sheridan

Property investment comparison - East Ipswich, QLD 4305 vs Mount Sheridan, QLD 4868

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: East Ipswich wins 1, Mount Sheridan wins 3. 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.

MetricEast IpswichMount Sheridan
Median house price$740K$740K
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)3.90%4.70%
Gross rental yield (units)4.13%5.08%
1-year house growth+17.4%estimate+14.7%
3-year house growth-+47.2%
Vacancy rate1.4%0.8%
Population2,3218,678

East Ipswich vs Mount Sheridan: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $740K in East Ipswich and $740K in Mount Sheridan.

On cash flow, Mount Sheridan leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.70%, compared with 3.90% in East Ipswich, a gap of 0.80 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +17.4% in East Ipswich (an estimate) and +14.7% in Mount Sheridan, so recent momentum favours East Ipswich, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Mount Sheridan and 1.4% in East Ipswich, so landlords in Mount Sheridan face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Mount Sheridan is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,678 against 2,321, roughly 3.7 times the size of East Ipswich; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mount Sheridan for rental income, East Ipswich for recent price momentum, Mount Sheridan 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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