Fortitude Valley vs Chermside — which is best for infrastructure?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.20Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

Fortitude Valley
QLD · 4006
63Strong
Median
$1.40M
5y growth
8.7%/yr
GrowthStable but fully priced
Chermside
QLD · 4032
65Strong
Median
$945k
5y growth
11.8%/yr
GrowthGrowth-led, low cashflow

Metric breakdown

Each row scores 0–100 against a fixed benchmark. The leader on each row is highlighted.

Metric · weight

Fortitude Valley

Chermside

Capital growth (5y)

weight 22%

878.7%/yr

10011.8%/yr

Rental yield

weight 13%

301.5%

412.0%

Rental demand

weight 10%

681.3%

731.1%

Population growth

weight 12%

10010.0%

Income growth

weight 12%

8020.0%

7619.0%

Construction pipeline

weight 15%

32$1.6bn

0–

Affordability

weight 8%

0Over cap

2121% under cap

Supply tightening

weight 8%

80-6.0% YoY

90-8.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

Where each suburb leads the field, with the count of dimensions won.

Fortitude Valley
2/8
- Income growth
- Construction pipeline
Chermside
5/8
- Capital growth (5y)
- Rental yield
- Rental demand
- Affordability
- Supply tightening

Why Fortitude Valley

Stable but fully priced

population +10.0% (5y), 8.7%/yr capital growth.

Drivers

Population growth+10.0% (5y)
Capital growth8.7%/yr
Income growth+20.0% (5y)
Supply tightening-6.0% YoY

Risks

At top of budget (116% of cap)
Thin gross yield (1.5%)

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Roma Street1.9 kmConstruction · 2026

Why Chermside

Growth-led, low cashflow

11.8%/yr capital growth, population +10.0% (5y).

Drivers

Capital growth11.8%/yr
Population growth+10.0% (5y)
Supply tightening-8.0% YoY
Income growth+19.0% (5y)

Risks

Thin gross yield (2.0%)
No major construction project in this state

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Roma Street9.1 kmConstruction · 2026