Port Adelaide vs Totness
Property investment comparison - Port Adelaide, SA 5015 vs Totness, SA 5250
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Port Adelaide wins 2, Totness 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 | Port Adelaide | Totness |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $870K | $865K |
| Median unit price | $700K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.90% | 4.46% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.51% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +15.3%estimate | +3.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 6.4% |
| Population | 1,338 | 96 |
Port Adelaide vs Totness: what the numbers say
The median house price is $870K in Port Adelaide and $865K in Totness, so Totness is the cheaper entry point, with Port Adelaide houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Totness leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.46%, compared with 3.90% in Port Adelaide, a gap of 0.56 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.3% in Port Adelaide (an estimate) and +3.7% in Totness, so recent momentum favours Port Adelaide, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Port Adelaide and 6.4% in Totness, so landlords in Port Adelaide face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Port Adelaide is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,338 against 96, roughly 14 times the size of Totness; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Totness for rental income, Totness for a lower purchase price, Port Adelaide for recent price momentum, Port Adelaide 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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