Kangaroo Point vs Yaroomba

The median house price is $1.8M in Kangaroo Point and $1.8M in Yaroomba, so Yaroomba is the cheaper entry point, with Kangaroo Point houses about 1% dearer.

Over the past year house prices moved +2.6% in Kangaroo Point and +11.2% in Yaroomba, so recent momentum favours Yaroomba, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Kangaroo Point houses are +35.8% and Yaroomba houses +20.6%, so Kangaroo Point has compounded faster than Yaroomba over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Kangaroo Point and 1.2% in Yaroomba, so landlords in Kangaroo Point face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Kangaroo Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,689 against 2,043, roughly 4.7 times the size of Yaroomba; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Yaroomba for a lower purchase price, Yaroomba for recent price momentum, Kangaroo Point for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.