Mount Cotton vs Southport
Property investment comparison - Mount Cotton, QLD 4165 vs Southport, QLD 4215
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mount Cotton wins 1, Southport wins 3. 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 | Mount Cotton | Southport |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $800K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.65% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.85% | 4.96% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.1%estimate | +12.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +43.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| Population | 7,302 | 36,786 |
Mount Cotton vs Southport: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Mount Cotton and $1.2M in Southport.
For units, Mount Cotton sits at a median of $1.1M against $800K in Southport, which makes Southport the more affordable unit market and Mount Cotton the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.1% in Mount Cotton (an estimate) and +12.9% in Southport, so recent momentum favours Mount Cotton, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Southport and 2.6% in Mount Cotton, so landlords in Southport face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Southport is the bigger suburb, with a population of 36,786 against 7,302, roughly 5 times the size of Mount Cotton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Cotton for recent price momentum, Southport 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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