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Logan Central vs Townsville vs Ipswich — which is best for yield?

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. Logan Central

    QLD · 4114
    62Strong
    Median
    $575k
    5y growth
    9.4%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  2. Townsville

    QLD · 4810
    49Average
    Median
    $545k
    5y growth
    8.6%/yr
    BalancedThin market · illiquid

  3. Ipswich

    QLD · 4305
    35Below trend
    Median
    $595k
    5y growth
    8.5%/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
Logan Central
Townsville
Ipswich
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
949.4%/yr
868.6%/yr
858.5%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
512.5%
1005.2%
442.2%
Rental demand
weight 10%
701.2%
452.2%
452.2%
Population growth
weight 12%
10010.0%
10010.0%
10010.0%
Income growth
weight 12%
7218.0%
5213.0%
5213.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
44% under cap
99% under cap
11% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
85-7.0% YoY
30+4.0% YoY
30+4.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Logan Central

    4/8
    • Capital growth (5y)
    • Rental demand
    • Income growth
    • Supply tightening

  2. Townsville

    2/8
    • Rental yield
    • Affordability

  3. Ipswich

    0/8

    No outright lead on any single dimension.

Why Logan Central

Stable but fully priced

population +10.0% (5y), 9.4%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Population growth+10.0% (5y)
  • Capital growth9.4%/yr
  • Supply tightening-7.0% YoY
  • Income growth+18.0% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (96% of cap)
  • No major construction project in this state

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Boggo Road17.9 kmConstruction · 2026

Why Townsville

Thin market · illiquid

5.2% gross yield, population +10.0% (5y).

Drivers
  • Rental yield5.2%
  • Population growth+10.0% (5y)
  • Capital growth8.6%/yr
Risks
  • Only 0 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • At top of budget (91% of cap)

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Roma Street1110.1 kmConstruction · 2026

Why Ipswich

Thin market · ~2k residents

population +10.0% (5y), 8.5%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Population growth+10.0% (5y)
  • Capital growth8.5%/yr
Risks
  • Only 2,468 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • At top of budget (99% of cap)

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Boggo Road30.2 kmConstruction · 2026