Holden Hill vs Port Adelaide
Property investment comparison - Holden Hill, SA 5088 vs Port Adelaide, SA 5015
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Holden Hill wins 1, Port Adelaide wins 4. 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 | Port Adelaide |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $865K | $870K |
| Median unit price | - | $700K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.70% | 3.90% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.43% | 4.51% |
| 1-year house growth | +12.9% | +15.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +35.2% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Population | 3,716 | 1,338 |
Holden Hill vs Port Adelaide: what the numbers say
The median house price is $865K in Holden Hill and $870K in Port Adelaide, so Holden Hill is the cheaper entry point, with Port Adelaide houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Port Adelaide leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.90%, compared with 3.70% in Holden Hill, a gap of 0.20 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +12.9% in Holden Hill and +15.3% in Port Adelaide (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Port Adelaide, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Port Adelaide and 0.8% in Holden Hill, so landlords in Port Adelaide 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 1,338, roughly 2.8 times the size of Port Adelaide; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Port Adelaide for rental income, Holden Hill for a lower purchase price, Port Adelaide for recent price momentum, Port Adelaide 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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