Flying Fox vs Haigslea
Property investment comparison - Flying Fox, QLD 4275 vs Haigslea, QLD 4306
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Flying Fox wins 2, Haigslea 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 | Flying Fox | Haigslea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $840K | $730K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.01% | 1.65% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 1.76% | 3.56% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +11.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +54.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| Population | 61 | 507 |
Flying Fox vs Haigslea: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Flying Fox and $1.4M in Haigslea, so Haigslea is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Flying Fox sits at a median of $840K against $730K in Haigslea, which makes Haigslea the more affordable unit market and Flying Fox the pricier one.
On cash flow, Flying Fox leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.01%, compared with 1.65% in Haigslea, a gap of 2.36 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 2.5% in Flying Fox and 4.2% in Haigslea, so landlords in Flying Fox face less competition for tenants.
Haigslea is the bigger suburb, with a population of 507 against 61, roughly 8 times the size of Flying Fox; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Flying Fox for rental income, Haigslea for a lower purchase price, Flying Fox 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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