Old Beach vs Rosetta
Property investment comparison - Old Beach, TAS 7017 vs Rosetta, TAS 7010
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Old Beach wins 0, Rosetta wins 6. 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 | Old Beach | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $730K | $725K |
| Median unit price | $565K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.41% | 4.53% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.94% | 4.96% |
| 1-year house growth | +2.1% | +16.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +1.4% | +6.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| Population | 4,394 | 2,833 |
Old Beach vs Rosetta: what the numbers say
The median house price is $730K in Old Beach and $725K in Rosetta, so Rosetta is the cheaper entry point, with Old Beach houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Rosetta leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.53%, compared with 4.41% in Old Beach, a gap of 0.12 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +2.1% in Old Beach and +16.8% in Rosetta, so recent momentum favours Rosetta, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Old Beach houses are +1.4% and Rosetta houses +6.2%, so Rosetta has compounded faster than Old Beach over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 2.6% in Rosetta and 3.5% in Old Beach, so landlords in Rosetta face less competition for tenants.
Old Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,394 against 2,833, larger than Rosetta; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Rosetta for rental income, Rosetta for a lower purchase price, Rosetta for recent price momentum, Rosetta 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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