Abbotsbury vs Dungarubba
Property investment comparison - Abbotsbury, NSW 2176 vs Dungarubba, NSW 2480
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbotsbury wins 0, Dungarubba wins 4. 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.
| Metric | Abbotsbury | Dungarubba |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $770K | $450K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.81% | 5.71% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.36% | 5.25% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.8% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +22.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 5.2% | 0.5% |
| Population | 4,200 | 52 |
Abbotsbury vs Dungarubba: what the numbers say
For units, Abbotsbury sits at a median of $770K against $450K in Dungarubba, which makes Dungarubba the more affordable unit market and Abbotsbury the pricier one.
On cash flow, Dungarubba leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.71%, compared with 2.81% in Abbotsbury, a gap of 2.90 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Dungarubba and 5.2% in Abbotsbury, so landlords in Dungarubba face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Abbotsbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,200 against 52, roughly 81 times the size of Dungarubba; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dungarubba for rental income, Dungarubba 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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