Ferny Hills vs Redland Bay
Property investment comparison - Ferny Hills, QLD 4055 vs Redland Bay, QLD 4165
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Ferny Hills wins 3, Redland Bay 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 | Ferny Hills | Redland Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $880K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.39% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.33% | 3.84% |
| 1-year house growth | +13.7% | +16.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +39.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Population | 8,726 | 17,056 |
Ferny Hills vs Redland Bay: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Ferny Hills and $1.2M in Redland Bay, so Ferny Hills is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Redland Bay leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.39%, compared with 3.30% in Ferny Hills, a gap of 0.09 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.7% in Ferny Hills and +16.6% in Redland Bay (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Redland Bay, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Ferny Hills and 1.8% in Redland Bay, so landlords in Ferny Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Redland Bay is the bigger suburb, with a population of 17,056 against 8,726, larger than Ferny Hills; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Redland Bay for rental income, Ferny Hills for a lower purchase price, Redland Bay for recent price momentum, Ferny Hills 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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