Roseworthy vs Seaford Heights

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $900K in Roseworthy and $900K in Seaford Heights.

For units, Roseworthy sits at a median of $780K against $620K in Seaford Heights, which makes Seaford Heights the more affordable unit market and Roseworthy the pricier one.

On cash flow, Seaford Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.87%, compared with 3.80% in Roseworthy, a gap of 0.07 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +12.1% in Roseworthy and +10.3% in Seaford Heights, so recent momentum favours Roseworthy, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Roseworthy houses are +34.4% and Seaford Heights houses +17.3%, so Roseworthy has compounded faster than Seaford Heights over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Seaford Heights and 6.0% in Roseworthy, so landlords in Seaford Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Seaford Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,079 against 1,041, larger than Roseworthy; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Seaford Heights for rental income, Roseworthy for recent price momentum, Seaford Heights for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.