Kalkie vs Southside
Property investment comparison - Kalkie, QLD 4670 vs Southside, QLD 4570
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kalkie wins 2, Southside 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 | Kalkie | Southside |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800K | $800K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 4.05% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.90% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +13.2%estimate | +13.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +34.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Population | 2,968 | 6,312 |
Kalkie vs Southside: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $800K in Kalkie and $800K in Southside.
On cash flow, Kalkie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 4.05% in Southside, a gap of 0.25 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.2% in Kalkie (an estimate) and +13.8% in Southside, so recent momentum favours Southside, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Kalkie and 1.4% in Southside, so landlords in Kalkie face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Southside is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,312 against 2,968, roughly 2.1 times the size of Kalkie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kalkie for rental income, Southside for recent price momentum, Kalkie 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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