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Australia’s Top Rental Yield Suburbs and Property
February 2, 2010 by Editor · 2 Comments
Find Australia’s top 50 rental yield suburbs listed here. This data includes the suburb, state, median price, bedrooms and dwelling type. Find rental yields from 7.30% to 10.00%.
This report was produced with live listing data (rental and sales) from major property websites in Australia by Real Estate Investar.
Real Estate Investar have attempted to create it as accurately as possible by only publishing those results with high enough rental sample sizes. This data is calculated at a dwelling type and bedroom level.
| RENTAL | MEDIAN | WEEKLY | |||||||
| YIELD | LISTING | DWELLING | POST | MEDIAN | SAMPLE | ||||
| SUBURB | STATE | % | PRICE | BEDS | TYPE | CODE | RENT | SIZE | RANK |
| BATHURST | NSW | 7.30% | 89,000 | 1 | UNIT | 2795 | 125 | 132 | 50 |
| COLLINSVILLE | QLD | 7.31% | 320,000 | 4 | HOUSE | 4804 | 450 | 67 | 49 |
| BROADMEADOWS | VIC | 7.35% | 210,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 3047 | 297 | 55 | 48 |
| CARLTON | VIC | 7.36% | 219,000 | 1 | UNIT | 3053 | 310 | 287 | 47 |
| DIMBOOLA | VIC | 7.39% | 109,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 3414 | 155 | 65 | 46 |
| TURVEY PARK | NSW | 7.40% | 260,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 2650 | 370 | 39 | 45 |
| ROCKDALE | NSW | 7.45% | 440,000 | 3 | UNIT | 2216 | 630 | 35 | 44 |
| HAWTHORN | VIC | 7.45% | 192,000 | 1 | UNIT | 3122 | 275 | 455 | 43 |
| PRAHRAN | VIC | 7.45% | 370,000 | 3 | UNIT | 3181 | 530 | 31 | 42 |
| BUNDABERG | QLD | 7.46% | 230,000 | 3 | UNIT | 4670 | 330 | 37 | 41 |
| TRARALGON | VIC | 7.48% | 80,000 | 1 | UNIT | 3844 | 115 | 34 | 40 |
| ARMADALE | VIC | 7.50% | 395,000 | 3 | UNIT | 3143 | 570 | 37 | 39 |
| ARMIDALE | NSW | 7.51% | 97,000 | 1 | UNIT | 2350 | 140 | 38 | 38 |
| HAMILTON | NSW | 7.52% | 249,000 | 2 | UNIT | 2303 | 360 | 39 | 37 |
| NORTH BONDI | NSW | 7.54% | 400,000 | 2 | UNIT | 2026 | 580 | 111 | 36 |
| SMITHFIELD | QLD | 7.54% | 200,000 | 2 | UNIT | 4878 | 290 | 42 | 35 |
| HARRIS PARK | NSW | 7.60% | 195,000 | 1 | UNIT | 2150 | 285 | 39 | 34 |
| WODONGA | VIC | 7.61% | 102,500 | 1 | UNIT | 3690 | 150 | 30 | 33 |
| SPRINGWOOD | QLD | 7.63% | 225,000 | 2 | UNIT | 4127 | 330 | 27 | 32 |
| FITZROY | VIC | 7.72% | 310,000 | 2 | UNIT | 3065 | 460 | 137 | 31 |
| GLEBE | NSW | 7.76% | 475,500 | 3 | UNIT | 2037 | 710 | 31 | 30 |
| SPRING HILL | QLD | 7.80% | 260,000 | 1 | UNIT | 4000 | 390 | 98 | 29 |
| MALVERN EAST | VIC | 7.80% | 160,000 | 1 | UNIT | 3145 | 240 | 61 | 28 |
| NEWTOWN | NSW | 7.83% | 249,000 | 1 | UNIT | 2042 | 375 | 138 | 27 |
| WHYALLA STUART | SA | 7.87% | 195,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 5608 | 295 | 106 | 26 |
| COOBER PEDY | SA | 7.88% | 99,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 5723 | 150 | 43 | 25 |
| WHYALLA | SA | 7.91% | 147,900 | 2 | UNIT | 5600 | 225 | 92 | 24 |
| CHINCHILLA | QLD | 7.92% | 210,000 | 2 | UNIT | 4413 | 320 | 68 | 23 |
| EAST BRISBANE | QLD | 7.96% | 320,000 | 2 | UNIT | 4169 | 490 | 84 | 22 |
| CREMORNE POINT | NSW | 8.03% | 615,000 | 3 | UNIT | 2090 | 950 | 94 | 21 |
| BULIMBA | QLD | 8.20% | 385,000 | 3 | UNIT | 4171 | 607 | 40 | 20 |
| ASCOT VALE | VIC | 8.20% | 317,000 | 3 | UNIT | 3032 | 500 | 34 | 19 |
| GEELONG WEST | VIC | 8.22% | 145,500 | 2 | UNIT | 3218 | 230 | 39 | 18 |
| BLACK WATER | QLD | 8.25% | 315,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 4717 | 500 | 111 | 17 |
| PORT AUGUSTA W | SA | 8.31% | 218,950 | 3 | UNIT | 5700 | 350 | 27 | 16 |
| GAGE BROOK | TAS | 8.32% | 150,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 7030 | 240 | 57 | 15 |
| BENDIGO | VIC | 8.39% | 297,500 | 2 | T’HOUSE | 3550 | 480 | 54 | 14 |
| WAVERTON | NSW | 8.51% | 550,000 | 3 | UNIT | 2060 | 900 | 95 | 13 |
| BUCASIA | QLD | 8.67% | 180,000 | 1 | UNIT | 4750 | 300 | 29 | 12 |
| ROSELLE | NSW | 8.72% | 525,000 | 3 | UNIT | 2039 | 880 | 42 | 11 |
| DYSART | QLD | 8.87% | 469,000 | 4 | HOUSE | 4745 | 800 | 28 | 10 |
| DYSART | QLD | 8.88% | 410,000 | 3 | HOUSE | 4745 | 700 | 52 | 9 |
| PENRITH | NSW | 8.97% | 144,950 | 1 | UNIT | 2750 | 250 | 47 | 8 |
| ELIZABETH BAY | NSW | 9.20% | 410,000 | 2 | UNIT | 2011 | 725 | 120 | 7 |
| BONDI JUNCTION | NSW | 9.29% | 503,500 | 3 | UNIT | 2022 | 900 | 47 | 6 |
| ORANGE | NSW | 9.43% | 80,000 | 1 | UNIT | 2800 | 145 | 53 | 5 |
| GOSNELLS | WA | 9.43% | 204,000 | 4 | HOUSE | 6110 | 370 | 46 | 4 |
| WOOLLAHRA | NSW | 9.80% | 345,000 | 1 | UNIT | 2025 | 650 | 32 | 3 |
| STAWELL | VIC | 10.46% | 89,500 | 2 | UNIT | 3380 | 180 | 58 | 2 |
| EAST MELBOURNE | VIC | 10.87% | 177,000 | 1 | UNIT | 3002 | 370 | 77 | 1 |
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This data includes the suburb, state, median price, bedrooms and dwelling type.
Real Estate Investar produced this report with live listing data (rental and sales) from major property websites in Australia. Real Estate Investar have attempted to create it as accurately as possible by only publishing those results with high enough sample sizes. This data is calculated at a dwelling type and bedroom level.
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According to global property guide yields have fallen too extrordinary low rates (4% to 5%)
I hope the above source is right and the bottom one is wrong. Surely yields on property are above government bonds, otherwise it would say Australian households view property as a safer bet than government bonds!
N, Australians (in Sydney anyway) see property as a one-way bet and are much more focussed on capital gains than rental return.