Over the last year, property investments in South Brisbane, 4101 have given investors a capital gain of -7.41%. This compares very badly with the -0.18% for QLD as a whole.
Over the longer term, South Brisbane has seen property prices show investors a -1.96% return over the last 3 years. This is worse than over the last 12 months
South Brisbane, 4101 is offering QLD ‘s 48th most discounted properties when looking at the average discount being offered by vendors. This puts it in the TOP 20% of discounts offered by this QLD.
Situated 1.54km from the CBD, South Brisbane is one of Brisbane (C) localities in the postcode 4101.
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SOUTH BRISBANE, 4101 ranked 220th in QLD when comparing growth in median property values or capital gain over the last 12 months. SOUTH BRISBANE is one of 2411 in our list for QLD.
When looking at the potential capital gains offered to property investors over the last 3 years, SOUTH BRISBANE comes in at number 93th in QLD.
SOUTH BRISBANE4101 is located in QLD which offers an average discount of -11.38% to property investors. SOUTH BRISBANE itself is showing figures that indicate -8.70% is the average achievable by property buyers investing in the suburb.
With the median price for a house in SOUTH BRISBANE being $449250 and the advertised rent reaching $530 the gross rental yield for property investors calculates out to be 6.13%
Selling points:
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Location (Brisbane inner city)
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Vacancy rate 2.3%1 (March 2013)
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Rental return 5.87%2 (South Brisbane units over the last 12 months)
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Median rent at $465 per week3 (South Brisbane units)
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Increasing population growth
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Strong demand
South Brisbane is Australia No. 1 investment pick by ‘Your Investment Property’ magazine, due to the high demand for inner city rentals with a very low supply of rental stock.
Most sought-after properties: Apartments
Most common properties: Apartments and Houses
Top amenities: Southbank Parklands, Mater Hospital, Brisbane State High, Griffith Conservatorium of Music, Southbank TAFE, Gallery of Modern Art, QUT and Griffith Universities, Queensland Museum, Qld Performing Arts Centre
Local industry and business: Variety
Best streets: Boundary St (South Brisbane)
Public transport: Extremely well serviced transport infrastructure including train stations, priority busways, ferry services and both pedestrian and bicycle bridges to the CBD.
Main arteries:
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Go Between bridge (completed 2010) linking South Brisbane with the Inner City Bypass and the Airport Link Tunnel
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$63 million ‘Kurilpa’ pedestrian and bicycle bridge connecting South Brisbane to the Central Business District
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$40 million upgrade to the ‘Goodwill’ pedestrian/bicycle bridge from South Brisbane to Queensland University of Technology