Gaven vs Greenslopes

The median house price is $1.6M in Gaven and $1.6M in Greenslopes, so Gaven is the cheaper entry point, with Greenslopes houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Gaven sits at a median of $895K against $835K in Greenslopes, which makes Greenslopes the more affordable unit market and Gaven the pricier one.

On cash flow, Gaven leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.14%, compared with 2.78% in Greenslopes, a gap of 0.36 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.3% in Gaven and +14.7% in Greenslopes, so recent momentum favours Greenslopes, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Gaven and 1.4% in Greenslopes, so landlords in Gaven face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Greenslopes is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,941 against 1,638, roughly 4.8 times the size of Gaven; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Gaven for rental income, Gaven for a lower purchase price, Greenslopes for recent price momentum, Gaven for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.