Largs North vs Oaklands Park
Property investment comparison - Largs North, SA 5016 vs Oaklands Park, SA 5046
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Largs North wins 3, Oaklands Park 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 | Largs North | Oaklands Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $935K | $930K |
| Median unit price | - | $675K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.48% | 3.40% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.11% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +7.2% | +10.2% |
| 3-year house growth | +35.6% | +30.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Population | 4,005 | 3,948 |
Largs North vs Oaklands Park: what the numbers say
The median house price is $935K in Largs North and $930K in Oaklands Park, so Oaklands Park is the cheaper entry point, with Largs North houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Largs North leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.48%, compared with 3.40% in Oaklands Park, a gap of 0.08 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.2% in Largs North and +10.2% in Oaklands Park, so recent momentum favours Oaklands Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Largs North houses are +35.6% and Oaklands Park houses +30.5%, so Largs North has compounded faster than Oaklands Park over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.6%.
Largs North is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,005 against 3,948, larger than Oaklands Park; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Largs North for rental income, Oaklands Park for a lower purchase price, Oaklands Park for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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