Largs Bay vs Meadows
Property investment comparison - Largs Bay, SA 5016 vs Meadows, SA 5201
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Largs Bay wins 1, Meadows wins 4. 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 | Largs Bay | Meadows |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1M |
| Median unit price | - | $325K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.17% | 3.66% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.42% | 6.44% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.3%estimate | +13.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +43.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Population | 4,104 | 1,717 |
Largs Bay vs Meadows: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.0M in Largs Bay and $1M in Meadows, so Meadows is the cheaper entry point, with Largs Bay houses about 4% dearer.
On cash flow, Meadows leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.66%, compared with 3.17% in Largs Bay, a gap of 0.49 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.3% in Largs Bay (an estimate) and +13.8% in Meadows, so recent momentum favours Meadows, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Largs Bay and 1.1% in Meadows, so landlords in Largs Bay face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Largs Bay is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,104 against 1,717, roughly 2.4 times the size of Meadows; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Meadows for rental income, Meadows for a lower purchase price, Meadows for recent price momentum, Largs Bay 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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