Oaklands Park vs Port Willunga
Property investment comparison - Oaklands Park, SA 5046 vs Port Willunga, SA 5173
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Oaklands Park wins 2, Port Willunga 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 | Oaklands Park | Port Willunga |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930K | $935K |
| Median unit price | $675K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.40% | 3.18% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 5.01% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.2% | +18.4% |
| 3-year house growth | +30.5% | +54.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Population | 3,948 | 1,785 |
Oaklands Park vs Port Willunga: what the numbers say
The median house price is $930K in Oaklands Park and $935K in Port Willunga, so Oaklands Park is the cheaper entry point, with Port Willunga houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Oaklands Park leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.40%, compared with 3.18% in Port Willunga, a gap of 0.22 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.2% in Oaklands Park and +18.4% in Port Willunga, so recent momentum favours Port Willunga, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Oaklands Park houses are +30.5% and Port Willunga houses +54.4%, so Port Willunga has compounded faster than Oaklands Park over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.6%.
Oaklands Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,948 against 1,785, roughly 2.2 times the size of Port Willunga; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Oaklands Park for rental income, Oaklands Park for a lower purchase price, Port Willunga 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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