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Invermay vs St Helens — which is best for rental demand?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $600kbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Invermay

    TAS · 7248
    44Below trend
    Median
    $525k
    5y growth
    6.8%/yr
    BalancedStable entry point

  2. St Helens

    TAS · 7216
    26Below trend
    Median
    $595k
    5y growth
    7.4%/yr
    GrowthThin market · ~2k residents

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight
Invermay
St Helens
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
686.8%/yr
747.4%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
562.8%
402.0%
Rental demand
weight 10%
551.8%
352.6%
Population growth
weight 12%
313.1%
313.1%
Income growth
weight 12%
5213.0%
4411.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
3$0.2bn
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
1313% under cap
11% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
60-2.0% YoY
40+2.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Invermay

    6/8
    • Rental yield
    • Rental demand
    • Income growth
    • Construction pipeline
    • Affordability
    • Supply tightening

  2. St Helens

    1/8
    • Capital growth (5y)

Why Invermay

Stable entry point

6.8%/yr capital growth, 2.8% gross yield.

Drivers
  • Capital growth6.8%/yr
  • Supply tightening-2.0% YoY
Risks

No material risk flags raised by the model.

Construction ·UTAS Launceston Inveresk Campus0.3 kmRecently completed · 2024

Why St Helens

Thin market · ~2k residents

7.4%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Capital growth7.4%/yr
Risks
  • Only 2,206 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • At top of budget (99% of cap)

Construction ·UTAS Launceston Inveresk Campus93.0 kmRecently completed · 2024