Southside vs Yeppoon
Property investment comparison - Southside, QLD 4570 vs Yeppoon, QLD 4703
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Southside wins 1, Yeppoon wins 3. 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 | Southside | Yeppoon |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800K | $800K |
| Median unit price | - | $580K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.05% | 4.28% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +13.8% | +11.3% |
| 3-year house growth | +34.5% | +35.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Population | 6,312 | 7,037 |
Southside vs Yeppoon: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $800K in Southside and $800K in Yeppoon.
On cash flow, Yeppoon leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.28%, compared with 4.05% in Southside, a gap of 0.23 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.8% in Southside and +11.3% in Yeppoon, so recent momentum favours Southside, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Southside houses are +34.5% and Yeppoon houses +35.5%, so Yeppoon has compounded faster than Southside over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Yeppoon and 1.4% in Southside, so landlords in Yeppoon face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Yeppoon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,037 against 6,312, larger than Southside; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Yeppoon for rental income, Southside for recent price momentum, Yeppoon for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
Keep exploring
- National investment guide - top suburbs across every metric
- Take the suburb finder quiz - 5 questions to match your goals
- How our investment score works
- Property investment glossary - every term defined
Compare any 2-4 Australian suburbs
Build your own multi-suburb comparison with the full interactive tool.
Open interactive comparison