Kurralta Park vs Port Elliot
Property investment comparison - Kurralta Park, SA 5037 vs Port Elliot, SA 5212
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kurralta Park wins 3, Port Elliot wins 2. 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 | Kurralta Park | Port Elliot |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $540K | $670K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 2.67% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.85% | 2.49% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +6.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +32.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Population | 3,139 | 2,251 |
Kurralta Park vs Port Elliot: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Kurralta Park and $1.1M in Port Elliot, so Port Elliot is the cheaper entry point, with Kurralta Park houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Kurralta Park sits at a median of $540K against $670K in Port Elliot, which makes Kurralta Park the more affordable unit market and Port Elliot the pricier one.
On cash flow, Kurralta Park leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 2.67% in Port Elliot, a gap of 0.63 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Port Elliot and 1.1% in Kurralta Park, so landlords in Port Elliot face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kurralta Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,139 against 2,251, larger than Port Elliot; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kurralta Park for rental income, Port Elliot for a lower purchase price, Port Elliot 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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