Kalkie vs Rosewood
Property investment comparison - Kalkie, QLD 4670 vs Rosewood, QLD 4340
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kalkie wins 2, Rosewood 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 | Kalkie | Rosewood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800K | $800K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 3.93% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.90% | 2.81% |
| 1-year house growth | +13.2%estimate | +15.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +63.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Population | 2,968 | 3,263 |
Kalkie vs Rosewood: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $800K in Kalkie and $800K in Rosewood.
On cash flow, Kalkie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.93% in Rosewood, a gap of 0.37 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.2% in Kalkie (an estimate) and +15.9% in Rosewood, so recent momentum favours Rosewood, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Rosewood and 0.9% in Kalkie, so landlords in Rosewood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Rosewood is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,263 against 2,968, larger than Kalkie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kalkie for rental income, Rosewood for recent price momentum, Rosewood 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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