Holden Hill vs McCracken
Property investment comparison - Holden Hill, SA 5088 vs McCracken, SA 5211
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Holden Hill wins 3, McCracken wins 2. 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 | Holden Hill | McCracken |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $865K | $850K |
| Median unit price | - | $375K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.70% | 3.77% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.43% | 3.68% |
| 1-year house growth | +12.9% | +12.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +35.2% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Population | 3,716 | 2,076 |
Holden Hill vs McCracken: what the numbers say
The median house price is $865K in Holden Hill and $850K in McCracken, so McCracken is the cheaper entry point, with Holden Hill houses about 2% dearer.
On cash flow, McCracken leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.77%, compared with 3.70% in Holden Hill, a gap of 0.07 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +12.9% in Holden Hill and +12.2% in McCracken (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Holden Hill, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Holden Hill and 0.9% in McCracken, so landlords in Holden Hill face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Holden Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,716 against 2,076, larger than McCracken; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: McCracken for rental income, McCracken for a lower purchase price, Holden Hill for recent price momentum, Holden Hill 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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