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Victor Harbor vs Gawler — 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. Victor Harbor

    SA · 5211
    45Average
    Median
    $595k
    5y growth
    9.4%/yr
    GrowthThin market · ~5k residents

  2. Gawler

    SA · 5118
    56Average
    Median
    $545k
    5y growth
    10.5%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight
Victor Harbor
Gawler
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
949.4%/yr
10010.5%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
472.3%
462.3%
Rental demand
weight 10%
402.4%
681.3%
Population growth
weight 12%
656.5%
656.5%
Income growth
weight 12%
4411.0%
5614.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
11% under cap
99% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
40+2.0% YoY
75-5.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Victor Harbor

    1/8
    • Rental yield

  2. Gawler

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

Why Victor Harbor

Thin market · ~5k residents

9.4%/yr capital growth, population +6.5% (5y).

Drivers
  • Capital growth9.4%/yr
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
  • Only 4,520 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • At top of budget (99% of cap)

Why Gawler

Stable but fully priced

10.5%/yr capital growth, listings tightening 5.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.5%/yr
  • Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.3%
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (91% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (2.3%)