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Penguin vs St Helens — 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. Penguin

    TAS · 7316
    36Below trend
    Median
    $525k
    5y growth
    6.8%/yr
    BalancedThin market · ~4k residents

  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
Penguin
St Helens
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
686.8%/yr
747.4%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
522.6%
402.0%
Rental demand
weight 10%
402.4%
352.6%
Population growth
weight 12%
313.1%
313.1%
Income growth
weight 12%
4812.0%
4411.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
1313% under cap
11% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
500.0% YoY
40+2.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Penguin

    5/8
    • Rental yield
    • Rental demand
    • Income growth
    • Affordability
    • Supply tightening

  2. St Helens

    1/8
    • Capital growth (5y)

Why Penguin

Thin market · ~4k residents

6.8%/yr capital growth, 2.6% gross yield.

Drivers
  • Capital growth6.8%/yr
Risks
  • Only 4,132 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • No major construction project in this state

Construction ·UTAS Launceston Inveresk Campus94.9 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