Golden Beach vs Pine Mountain
Property investment comparison - Golden Beach, QLD 4551 vs Pine Mountain, QLD 4306
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Golden Beach wins 5, Pine Mountain 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 | Golden Beach | Pine Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $930K | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | 2.61% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.56% | 2.10% |
| 1-year house growth | +12.3%estimate | +10.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +38.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| Population | 5,646 | 1,695 |
Golden Beach vs Pine Mountain: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Golden Beach and $1.3M in Pine Mountain.
For units, Golden Beach sits at a median of $930K against $1.1M in Pine Mountain, which makes Golden Beach the more affordable unit market and Pine Mountain the pricier one.
On cash flow, Golden Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 2.61% in Pine Mountain, a gap of 0.49 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +12.3% in Golden Beach (an estimate) and +10.4% in Pine Mountain, so recent momentum favours Golden Beach, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Golden Beach and 2.5% in Pine Mountain, so landlords in Golden Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Golden Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,646 against 1,695, roughly 3.3 times the size of Pine Mountain; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Golden Beach for rental income, Golden Beach for recent price momentum, Golden Beach 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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