Glynde vs South Plympton
Property investment comparison - Glynde, SA 5070 vs South Plympton, SA 5038
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Glynde wins 1, South Plympton 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 | Glynde | South Plympton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $725K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.73% | 3.06% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.72% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.0% | +11.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +50.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Population | 2,102 | 4,721 |
Glynde vs South Plympton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Glynde and $1.2M in South Plympton, so South Plympton is the cheaper entry point, with Glynde houses about 7% dearer.
On cash flow, South Plympton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.06%, compared with 2.73% in Glynde, a gap of 0.33 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.0% in Glynde and +11.9% in South Plympton (an estimate), so recent momentum favours South Plympton, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Glynde and 0.9% in South Plympton, so landlords in Glynde face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
South Plympton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,721 against 2,102, roughly 2.2 times the size of Glynde; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: South Plympton for rental income, South Plympton for a lower purchase price, South Plympton for recent price momentum, Glynde 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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