Highbury vs Pasadena
Property investment comparison - Highbury, SA 5089 vs Pasadena, SA 5042
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Highbury wins 3, Pasadena 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 | Highbury | Pasadena |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.20% | 3.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.67% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.4%estimate | +12.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Population | 6,956 | 3,073 |
Highbury vs Pasadena: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Highbury and $1.2M in Pasadena, so Highbury is the cheaper entry point, with Pasadena houses about 5% dearer.
On cash flow, Highbury leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.20%, compared with 3.10% in Pasadena, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.4% in Highbury (an estimate) and +12.2% in Pasadena (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Highbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Pasadena and 1.8% in Highbury, so landlords in Pasadena face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Highbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,956 against 3,073, roughly 2.3 times the size of Pasadena; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Highbury for rental income, Highbury for a lower purchase price, Highbury for recent price momentum, Pasadena 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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