Kenmore Hills vs West Woombye
Property investment comparison - Kenmore Hills, QLD 4069 vs West Woombye, QLD 4559
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kenmore Hills wins 1, West Woombye wins 3. 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 | Kenmore Hills | West Woombye |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | - | $660K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.21% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.60% | 5.17% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.1% | +12.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +16.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| Population | 2,448 | 1,083 |
Kenmore Hills vs West Woombye: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.6M in Kenmore Hills and $1.6M in West Woombye, so Kenmore Hills is the cheaper entry point, with West Woombye houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.1% in Kenmore Hills and +12.7% in West Woombye (an estimate), so recent momentum favours West Woombye, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in West Woombye and 1.6% in Kenmore Hills, so landlords in West Woombye face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kenmore Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,448 against 1,083, roughly 2.3 times the size of West Woombye; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kenmore Hills for a lower purchase price, West Woombye for recent price momentum, West Woombye 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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