Meadows vs St Clair
Property investment comparison - Meadows, SA 5201 vs St Clair, SA 5011
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Meadows wins 4, St Clair 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 | Meadows | St Clair |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | $325K | $665K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.66% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.44% | 4.55% |
| 1-year house growth | +13.8% | +11.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +43.0% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Population | 1,717 | 2,634 |
Meadows vs St Clair: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1M in Meadows and $1.0M in St Clair, so Meadows is the cheaper entry point, with St Clair houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Meadows sits at a median of $325K against $665K in St Clair, which makes Meadows the more affordable unit market and St Clair the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.8% in Meadows and +11.1% in St Clair (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Meadows, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in St Clair and 1.1% in Meadows, so landlords in St Clair face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
St Clair is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,634 against 1,717, larger than Meadows; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Meadows for a lower purchase price, Meadows for recent price momentum, St Clair 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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