South Launceston vs Swansea
Property investment comparison - South Launceston, TAS 7249 vs Swansea, TAS 7190
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: South Launceston wins 3, Swansea wins 0. 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 | South Launceston | Swansea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $635K | $635K |
| Median unit price | $445K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 3.72% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.47% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.7% | -3.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +13.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Population | 4,894 | 997 |
South Launceston vs Swansea: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $635K in South Launceston and $635K in Swansea.
On cash flow, South Launceston leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.72% in Swansea, a gap of 0.58 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.7% in South Launceston and -3.8% in Swansea (an estimate), so recent momentum favours South Launceston, while Swansea went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in South Launceston and 1.7% in Swansea, so landlords in South Launceston face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
South Launceston is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,894 against 997, roughly 4.9 times the size of Swansea; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: South Launceston for rental income, South Launceston for recent price momentum, South Launceston 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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