Haigslea vs Wynnum

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Haigslea and $1.4M in Wynnum.

For units, Haigslea sits at a median of $730K against $880K in Wynnum, which makes Haigslea the more affordable unit market and Wynnum the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +11.8% in Haigslea and +10.0% in Wynnum, so recent momentum favours Haigslea, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Haigslea houses are +54.5% and Wynnum houses +42.0%, so Haigslea has compounded faster than Wynnum over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Wynnum and 4.2% in Haigslea, so landlords in Wynnum face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Wynnum is the bigger suburb, with a population of 14,036 against 507, roughly 28 times the size of Haigslea; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Haigslea for recent price momentum, Wynnum for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.