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Sunshine vs Tuart Hill vs Salisbury — 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. Sunshine

    VIC · 3020
    68Strong
    Median
    $825k
    5y growth
    7.5%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  2. Tuart Hill

    WA · 6060
    63Strong
    Median
    $845k
    5y growth
    9.8%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  3. Salisbury

    SA · 5108
    59Average
    Median
    $545k
    5y growth
    10.8%/yr
    GrowthGrowth-led, low cashflow

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight
Sunshine
Tuart Hill
Salisbury
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
757.5%/yr
989.8%/yr
10010.8%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
432.1%
392.0%
502.5%
Rental demand
weight 10%
651.4%
751.0%
681.3%
Population growth
weight 12%
787.8%
10012.6%
656.5%
Income growth
weight 12%
6416.0%
7218.0%
5614.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
100$9.1bn
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
88% under cap
66% under cap
3939% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
80-6.0% YoY
95-9.0% YoY
75-5.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Sunshine

    1/8
    • Construction pipeline

  2. Tuart Hill

    4/8
    • Rental demand
    • Population growth
    • Income growth
    • Supply tightening

  3. Salisbury

    3/8
    • Capital growth (5y)
    • Rental yield
    • Affordability

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

Why Tuart Hill

Stable but fully priced

population +12.6% (5y), 9.8%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Population growth+12.6% (5y)
  • Capital growth9.8%/yr
  • Supply tightening-9.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.0%
Risks
  • At top of budget (94% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (2.0%)

Why Salisbury

Growth-led, low cashflow

10.8%/yr capital growth, listings tightening 5.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.8%/yr
  • Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.3%
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
  • Thin gross yield (2.5%)
  • No major construction project in this state