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Aberfoyle Park vs Mount Barker — which is best for rental demand?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $800kbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Aberfoyle Park

    SA · 5159
    55Average
    Median
    $745k
    5y growth
    9.2%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  2. Mount Barker

    SA · 5251
    54Average
    Median
    $745k
    5y growth
    9.2%/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
Aberfoyle Park
Mount Barker
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
929.2%/yr
929.2%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
472.4%
492.4%
Rental demand
weight 10%
701.2%
651.4%
Population growth
weight 12%
656.5%
656.5%
Income growth
weight 12%
6015.0%
6416.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
77% under cap
77% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
70-4.0% YoY
65-3.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Aberfoyle Park

    2/8
    • Rental demand
    • Supply tightening

  2. Mount Barker

    2/8
    • Rental yield
    • Income growth

Why Aberfoyle Park

Stable but fully priced

9.2%/yr capital growth, tight 1.2% vacancy.

Drivers
  • Capital growth9.2%/yr
  • Tight rentals1.2%
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (93% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (2.4%)

Why Mount Barker

Stable but fully priced

9.2%/yr capital growth, tight 1.4% vacancy.

Drivers
  • Capital growth9.2%/yr
  • Tight rentals1.4%
  • Supply tightening-3.0% YoY
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (93% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (2.4%)