Flinders Park vs Pasadena
Property investment comparison - Flinders Park, SA 5025 vs Pasadena, SA 5042
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Flinders Park wins 1, Pasadena 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 | Flinders Park | Pasadena |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $675K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.30% | 4.67% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.5% | +12.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +49.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Population | 5,489 | 3,073 |
Flinders Park vs Pasadena: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Flinders Park and $1.2M in Pasadena, so Pasadena is the cheaper entry point, with Flinders Park houses about 6% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.5% in Flinders Park and +12.2% in Pasadena (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Flinders Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Pasadena and 1.1% in Flinders Park, so landlords in Pasadena face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Flinders Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,489 against 3,073, larger than Pasadena; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Pasadena for a lower purchase price, Flinders Park for recent price momentum, Pasadena 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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