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Geebung vs Seventeen Mile Rocks

Property investment comparison - Geebung, QLD 4034 vs Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD 4073

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Geebung wins 1, Seventeen Mile Rocks 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.

MetricGeebungSeventeen Mile Rocks
Median house price$1.3M$1.3M
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)2.90%3.16%
Gross rental yield (units)2.75%4.34%
1-year house growth+14.6%estimate+9.0%
3-year house growth-+58.3%
Vacancy rate1.3%0.8%
Population4,8502,699

Geebung vs Seventeen Mile Rocks: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Geebung and $1.3M in Seventeen Mile Rocks.

On cash flow, Seventeen Mile Rocks leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.16%, compared with 2.90% in Geebung, a gap of 0.26 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +14.6% in Geebung (an estimate) and +9.0% in Seventeen Mile Rocks, so recent momentum favours Geebung, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Seventeen Mile Rocks and 1.3% in Geebung, so landlords in Seventeen Mile Rocks face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Geebung is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,850 against 2,699, larger than Seventeen Mile Rocks; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Seventeen Mile Rocks for rental income, Geebung for recent price momentum, Seventeen Mile Rocks 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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