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Limestone Ridges vs The Gap

Property investment comparison - Limestone Ridges, QLD 4305 vs The Gap, QLD 4061

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Limestone Ridges wins 2, The Gap 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.

MetricLimestone RidgesThe Gap
Median house price$1.4M$1.4M
Median unit price-$1.1M
Gross rental yield (houses)2.26%3.18%
Gross rental yield (units)-3.71%
1-year house growth-+2.2%
3-year house growth-+34.4%
Vacancy rate0.5%0.5%
Population13517,318

Limestone Ridges vs The Gap: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.4M in Limestone Ridges and $1.4M in The Gap, so Limestone Ridges is the cheaper entry point.

On cash flow, The Gap leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.18%, compared with 2.26% in Limestone Ridges, a gap of 0.92 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.5%.

The Gap is the bigger suburb, with a population of 17,318 against 135, roughly 128 times the size of Limestone Ridges; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: The Gap for rental income, Limestone Ridges for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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