Sunrise Beach vs Tallebudgera
Property investment comparison - Sunrise Beach, QLD 4567 vs Tallebudgera, QLD 4228
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Sunrise Beach wins 1, Tallebudgera 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 | Sunrise Beach | Tallebudgera |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $985K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.05% | 3.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.64% | 2.14% |
| 1-year house growth | +1.2%estimate | +13.0%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Population | 3,687 | 3,826 |
Sunrise Beach vs Tallebudgera: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.2M in Sunrise Beach and $2.2M in Tallebudgera, so Tallebudgera is the cheaper entry point, with Sunrise Beach houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Sunrise Beach sits at a median of $1.1M against $985K in Tallebudgera, which makes Tallebudgera the more affordable unit market and Sunrise Beach the pricier one.
On cash flow, Tallebudgera leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.20%, compared with 3.05% in Sunrise Beach, a gap of 0.15 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +1.2% in Sunrise Beach (an estimate) and +13.0% in Tallebudgera (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Tallebudgera, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 2.1%.
Tallebudgera is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,826 against 3,687, larger than Sunrise Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Tallebudgera for rental income, Tallebudgera for a lower purchase price, Tallebudgera 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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