Goodna vs Kalkie
Property investment comparison - Goodna, QLD 4300 vs Kalkie, QLD 4670
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Goodna wins 2, Kalkie wins 1. 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 | Goodna | Kalkie |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800K | $800K |
| Median unit price | $590K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.80% | 4.30% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.90% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.4%estimate | +13.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Population | 10,391 | 2,968 |
Goodna vs Kalkie: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $800K in Goodna and $800K in Kalkie.
On cash flow, Kalkie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.80% in Goodna, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.4% in Goodna (an estimate) and +13.2% in Kalkie (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Goodna, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Goodna is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,391 against 2,968, roughly 3.5 times the size of Kalkie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kalkie for rental income, Goodna 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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