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Alice Springs vs Stuart Park vs Sunshine — which is best for infrastructure?

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.

  1. Alice Springs

    NT · 0870
    22Below trend
    Median
    $545k
    5y growth
    4.4%/yr
    BalancedThin market · ~0.2k residents

  2. Stuart Park

    NT · 0820
    38Below trend
    Median
    $745k
    5y growth
    3.8%/yr
    BalancedLate-cycle hold

  3. Sunshine

    VIC · 3020
    68Strong
    Median
    $825k
    5y growth
    7.5%/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
Alice Springs
Stuart Park
Sunshine
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
444.4%/yr
383.8%/yr
757.5%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
603.0%
562.8%
432.1%
Rental demand
weight 10%
402.4%
382.5%
651.4%
Population growth
weight 12%
717.1%
717.1%
787.8%
Income growth
weight 12%
4010.0%
4812.0%
6416.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
100$9.1bn
Affordability
weight 8%
3939% under cap
1717% under cap
88% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
30+4.0% YoY
40+2.0% YoY
80-6.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Alice Springs

    2/8
    • Rental yield
    • Affordability

  2. Stuart Park

    0/8

    No outright lead on any single dimension.

  3. Sunshine

    6/8
    • Capital growth (5y)
    • Rental demand
    • Population growth
    • Income growth
    • Construction pipeline
    • Supply tightening

Why Alice Springs

Thin market · ~0.2k residents

population +7.1% (5y), 3.0% gross yield.

Drivers
  • Population growth+7.1% (5y)
Risks
  • Only 231 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • No major construction project in this state

Why Stuart Park

Late-cycle hold

population +7.1% (5y), 2.8% gross yield.

Drivers
  • Population growth+7.1% (5y)
Risks
  • Modest 5y growth (3.8%/yr)
  • No major construction project in this state

Why Sunshine

Stable but fully priced

$9.1bn pipeline incl. Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub, listings tightening 6.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Infrastructure pipeline$9.1bn nearby
  • Supply tightening-6.0% YoY
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
  • Capital growth7.5%/yr
Risks
  • At top of budget (92% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (2.1%)

Construction ·Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub0.0 kmApproved · 2033