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Abbotsbury vs Blairmount

Property investment comparison - Abbotsbury, NSW 2176 vs Blairmount, NSW 2559

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbotsbury wins 4, Blairmount wins 1. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.

MetricAbbotsburyBlairmount
Median house price$1.8M-
Median unit price$770K$725K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.81%2.50%
Gross rental yield (units)4.36%2.56%
1-year house growth+10.8%+9.6%
3-year house growth+22.3%-
Vacancy rate5.2%7.4%
Population4,200409

Abbotsbury vs Blairmount: what the numbers say

For units, Abbotsbury sits at a median of $770K against $725K in Blairmount, which makes Blairmount the more affordable unit market and Abbotsbury the pricier one.

On cash flow, Abbotsbury leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.81%, compared with 2.50% in Blairmount, a gap of 0.31 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.8% in Abbotsbury and +9.6% in Blairmount, so recent momentum favours Abbotsbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 5.2% in Abbotsbury and 7.4% in Blairmount, so landlords in Abbotsbury face less competition for tenants.

Abbotsbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,200 against 409, roughly 10 times the size of Blairmount; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Abbotsbury for rental income, Abbotsbury for recent price momentum, Abbotsbury for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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