Gladstone Central vs Park Avenue
Property investment comparison - Gladstone Central, QLD 4680 vs Park Avenue, QLD 4701
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Gladstone Central wins 5, Park Avenue wins 0. 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 | Gladstone Central | Park Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $555K | $560K |
| Median unit price | $370K | $450K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 5.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.20% | 4.37% |
| 1-year house growth | +18.6%estimate | +12.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Population | 1,550 | 5,292 |
Gladstone Central vs Park Avenue: what the numbers say
The median house price is $555K in Gladstone Central and $560K in Park Avenue, so Gladstone Central is the cheaper entry point, with Park Avenue houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Gladstone Central sits at a median of $370K against $450K in Park Avenue, which makes Gladstone Central the more affordable unit market and Park Avenue the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +18.6% in Gladstone Central (an estimate) and +12.4% in Park Avenue (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Gladstone Central, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.2%.
Park Avenue is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,292 against 1,550, roughly 3.4 times the size of Gladstone Central; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Gladstone Central for a lower purchase price, Gladstone Central for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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