Kooralbyn vs Murray
Property investment comparison - Kooralbyn, QLD 4285 vs Murray, QLD 4814
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kooralbyn wins 3, Murray 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 | Kooralbyn | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $865K | $865K |
| Median unit price | $365K | $480K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.67% | 3.54% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.20% | 5.53% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.6% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +45.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Population | 1,697 | 1,739 |
Kooralbyn vs Murray: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $865K in Kooralbyn and $865K in Murray.
For units, Kooralbyn sits at a median of $365K against $480K in Murray, which makes Kooralbyn the more affordable unit market and Murray the pricier one.
On cash flow, Kooralbyn leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.67%, compared with 3.54% in Murray, a gap of 0.13 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Kooralbyn and 1.6% in Murray, so landlords in Kooralbyn face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Murray is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,739 against 1,697, larger than Kooralbyn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kooralbyn for rental income, Kooralbyn 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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