Larrakeyah vs Driver vs Lyons — which is best for yield?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $900kbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

Larrakeyah
NT · 0820
36Below trend
Median
$845k
5y growth
3.4%/yr
BalancedStable but fully priced
Driver
NT · 0830
51Average
Median
$495k
5y growth
6.2%/yr
BalancedStable entry · room to scale
Lyons
NT · 0810
39Below trend
Median
$745k
5y growth
4.6%/yr
BalancedGrowth-led, low cashflow

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight

Larrakeyah

Driver

Lyons

Capital growth (5y)

weight 22%

343.4%/yr

626.2%/yr

464.6%/yr

Rental yield

weight 13%

492.4%

743.7%

371.8%

Rental demand

weight 10%

382.5%

502.0%

452.2%

Population growth

weight 12%

717.1%

Income growth

weight 12%

4812.0%

5614.0%

5213.0%

Construction pipeline

weight 15%

0–

Affordability

weight 8%

66% under cap

4545% under cap

1717% under cap

Supply tightening

weight 8%

40+2.0% YoY

500.0% YoY

45+1.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

Larrakeyah
0/8
No outright lead on any single dimension.
Driver
6/8
- Capital growth (5y)
- Rental yield
- Rental demand
- Income growth
- Affordability
- Supply tightening
Lyons
0/8
No outright lead on any single dimension.

Why Larrakeyah

Stable but fully priced

population +7.1% (5y).

Drivers

Population growth+7.1% (5y)

Risks

At top of budget (94% of cap)
Thin gross yield (2.4%)

Why Driver

Stable entry · room to scale

3.7% gross yield, population +7.1% (5y).

Drivers

Rental yield3.7%
Population growth+7.1% (5y)
Capital growth6.2%/yr

Risks

No major construction project in this state

Why Lyons

Growth-led, low cashflow

population +7.1% (5y), incomes +13.0% (5y).

Drivers

Population growth+7.1% (5y)

Risks

Thin gross yield (1.8%)
No major construction project in this state