Eastern Heights vs Julatten
Property investment comparison - Eastern Heights, QLD 4305 vs Julatten, QLD 4871
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Eastern Heights wins 2, Julatten 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 | Eastern Heights | Julatten |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $855K | $850K |
| Median unit price | - | $1.3M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.40% | 3.73% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.55% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +21.3%estimate | +9.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +39.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Population | 3,631 | 1,020 |
Eastern Heights vs Julatten: what the numbers say
The median house price is $855K in Eastern Heights and $850K in Julatten, so Julatten is the cheaper entry point, with Eastern Heights houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Julatten leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.73%, compared with 3.40% in Eastern Heights, a gap of 0.33 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +21.3% in Eastern Heights (an estimate) and +9.2% in Julatten, so recent momentum favours Eastern Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Eastern Heights and 1.5% in Julatten, so landlords in Eastern Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Eastern Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,631 against 1,020, roughly 3.6 times the size of Julatten; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Julatten for rental income, Julatten for a lower purchase price, Eastern Heights for recent price momentum, Eastern Heights 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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