Karana Downs vs Top Camp
Property investment comparison - Karana Downs, QLD 4306 vs Top Camp, QLD 4350
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Karana Downs wins 3, Top Camp 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 | Karana Downs | Top Camp |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | $790K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.54% | 3.04% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.02% | 3.61% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.4% | +19.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +34.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 6.8% |
| Population | 3,800 | 902 |
Karana Downs vs Top Camp: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Karana Downs and $1.1M in Top Camp.
On cash flow, Karana Downs leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.54%, compared with 3.04% in Top Camp, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.4% in Karana Downs and +19.2% in Top Camp (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Top Camp, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Karana Downs and 6.8% in Top Camp, so landlords in Karana Downs face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Karana Downs is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,800 against 902, roughly 4.2 times the size of Top Camp; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Karana Downs for rental income, Top Camp for recent price momentum, Karana Downs 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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