Goodwood vs Swansea
Property investment comparison - Goodwood, TAS 7010 vs Swansea, TAS 7190
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Goodwood wins 3, Swansea 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 | Goodwood | Swansea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $635K | $635K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.80% | 3.72% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.40% | 4.47% |
| 1-year house growth | +16.2%estimate | -3.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Population | 1,142 | 997 |
Goodwood vs Swansea: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $635K in Goodwood and $635K in Swansea.
On cash flow, Goodwood leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.80%, compared with 3.72% in Swansea, a gap of 1.08 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.2% in Goodwood (an estimate) and -3.8% in Swansea (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Goodwood, while Swansea went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Swansea and 1.9% in Goodwood, so landlords in Swansea face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Goodwood is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,142 against 997, larger than Swansea; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Goodwood for rental income, Goodwood for recent price momentum, Swansea 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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