Ormeau vs Oxley
Property investment comparison - Ormeau, QLD 4208 vs Oxley, QLD 4075
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Ormeau wins 3, Oxley wins 2. 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 | Ormeau | Oxley |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $810K | $825K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.83% | 3.25% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.19% | 4.07% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.1%estimate | +20.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +48.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Population | 15,938 | 9,100 |
Ormeau vs Oxley: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Ormeau and $1.1M in Oxley.
For units, Ormeau sits at a median of $810K against $825K in Oxley, which makes Ormeau the more affordable unit market and Oxley the pricier one.
On cash flow, Ormeau leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.83%, compared with 3.25% in Oxley, a gap of 0.58 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.1% in Ormeau (an estimate) and +20.3% in Oxley, so recent momentum favours Oxley, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Oxley and 0.8% in Ormeau, so landlords in Oxley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Ormeau is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,938 against 9,100, larger than Oxley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Ormeau for rental income, Oxley for recent price momentum, Oxley 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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