Burnie
TASTier 2Positive
62
Signal score
VS
Shepparton
VICTier 2Near-Positive
54
Signal score

Research only. Not financial advice. Data: Q1 2025 indicative estimates from public sources. Verify independently.

Burnie: Yield Advantage
5.6% vs 5.0%
Burnie: Better Cashflow Position
Positive vs Near-Positive
Burnie: Budget Policy Resilient
No NG required (proposed changes pending legislation)
Burnie: Lower Investor Awareness
Emerging vs Known
Burnie: Higher Signal Score
62 vs 54

Burnie offers a materially higher gross yield (5.6% vs 5.0%), making it the stronger income candidate at current prices. Burnie achieves positive cashflow without negative gearing support, while Shepparton requires additional tax offset or rental growth to break even.

Research context only. Not financial advice. Both markets carry distinct risks specific to their location, employment base, and economic profile. Read the individual suburb research pages before drawing conclusions. All policy references reflect proposed changes subject to final legislation.

Metric
Burnie
TAS · #11
Shepparton
VIC · #19
Gross Yield5.6%5.0%
Vacancy Rate1.3%1.4%
Median Price$445k$468k
Weekly Rent$480/wk$450/wk
Net pre-costs pa+$1,820$-936
CashflowPositiveNear-Positive
Rent Growth 12m+5.5%+5%
Price Growth 12m+4%+5.5%
NG DependenceNoneLow
Discovery StatusEmergingKnown
Population20k64k
Cycle StageStartingEarly-Mid
Policy Impact▲ UPGRADED▲ UPGRADED
Signal Score62 / Tier 254 / Tier 2
Burnie

Supply-constrained port city with positive cashflow and declining vacancy. Renewable energy and transmission infrastructure investment continues to support regional economic activity and worker accommodation demand.

Shepparton

5.0% yield on a 64,000-population city with Australia's largest tomato processing facility and a $400M hospital rebuild underway. The Food Valley precinct is creating permanent food-tech employment. Rent growth +5.0% will push to cashflow-positive within 18 months.

Burnie: Sources

CoreLogic TAS Q1 2025 · REIT Burnie median Q4 2024 · SQM Research postcode 7320 · Port of Burnie throughput report 2024 · Tasmania Renewable Energy Plan 2024

Data vintage: Q1 2025

Shepparton: Sources

CoreLogic VIC Q1 2025 · REI Victoria Shepparton Q4 2024 · SQM Research · GV Health project update 2024 · Kagome Australia operations report · Greater Shepparton City Council economic data 2024

Data vintage: Q1 2025

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Research only. Not financial advice. Data vintage Q1 2025 (indicative estimates from public sources). Verify all metrics independently with local property managers and licensed advisers before making any investment decision. All negative gearing and budget policy references reflect proposed changes subject to final legislation. Consult a registered tax adviser for personal tax position.