Port Elliot vs Vista
Property investment comparison - Port Elliot, SA 5212 vs Vista, SA 5091
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Port Elliot wins 1, Vista wins 5. 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 Elliot | Vista |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | $670K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.67% | 3.22% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.49% | 3.31% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.3% | +13.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +32.0% | +40.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Population | 2,251 | 1,035 |
Port Elliot vs Vista: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Port Elliot and $1.0M in Vista, so Vista is the cheaper entry point, with Port Elliot houses about 4% dearer.
On cash flow, Vista leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.22%, compared with 2.67% in Port Elliot, a gap of 0.55 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.3% in Port Elliot and +13.8% in Vista, so recent momentum favours Vista, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Port Elliot houses are +32.0% and Vista houses +40.4%, so Vista has compounded faster than Port Elliot over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.0%.
Port Elliot is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,251 against 1,035, roughly 2.2 times the size of Vista; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Vista for rental income, Vista for a lower purchase price, Vista 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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