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Finnie vs Mooloolah Valley

Property investment comparison - Finnie, QLD 4350 vs Mooloolah Valley, QLD 4553

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Finnie wins 1, Mooloolah Valley 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.

MetricFinnieMooloolah Valley
Median house price$1.3M$1.3M
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)2.58%3.37%
Gross rental yield (units)-5.45%
1-year house growth-+14.9%
3-year house growth-+34.1%
Vacancy rate0.7%1.6%
Population693,629

Finnie vs Mooloolah Valley: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.3M in Finnie and $1.3M in Mooloolah Valley, so Mooloolah Valley is the cheaper entry point.

On cash flow, Mooloolah Valley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.37%, compared with 2.58% in Finnie, a gap of 0.79 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Finnie and 1.6% in Mooloolah Valley, so landlords in Finnie face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Mooloolah Valley is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,629 against 69, roughly 53 times the size of Finnie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mooloolah Valley for rental income, Mooloolah Valley for a lower purchase price, Finnie 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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