Exeter vs Oakdowns
Property investment comparison - Exeter, TAS 7275 vs Oakdowns, TAS 7019
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Exeter wins 1, Oakdowns 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.
| Metric | Exeter | Oakdowns |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $775K | $795K |
| Median unit price | - | $620K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.46% | 4.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.61% |
| 1-year house growth | +12.7% | +14.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +24.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| Population | 759 | 1,897 |
Exeter vs Oakdowns: what the numbers say
The median house price is $775K in Exeter and $795K in Oakdowns, so Exeter is the cheaper entry point, with Oakdowns houses about 3% dearer.
On cash flow, Oakdowns leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.10%, compared with 2.46% in Exeter, a gap of 1.64 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +12.7% in Exeter and +14.4% in Oakdowns (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Oakdowns, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Oakdowns and 1.6% in Exeter, so landlords in Oakdowns face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Oakdowns is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,897 against 759, roughly 2.5 times the size of Exeter; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Oakdowns for rental income, Exeter for a lower purchase price, Oakdowns for recent price momentum, Oakdowns 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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