Abbotsbury vs Fernhill
Property investment comparison - Abbotsbury, NSW 2176 vs Fernhill, NSW 2519
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbotsbury wins 3, Fernhill wins 2. 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 | Fernhill |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $770K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.81% | 3.05% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.36% | 3.44% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.8% | +4.6% |
| 3-year house growth | +22.3% | +16.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 5.2% | 1.9% |
| Population | 4,200 | 987 |
Abbotsbury vs Fernhill: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Fernhill leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.05%, compared with 2.81% in Abbotsbury, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.8% in Abbotsbury and +4.6% in Fernhill, so recent momentum favours Abbotsbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Abbotsbury houses are +22.3% and Fernhill houses +16.0%, so Abbotsbury has compounded faster than Fernhill over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Fernhill and 5.2% in Abbotsbury, so landlords in Fernhill 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 987, roughly 4.3 times the size of Fernhill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Fernhill for rental income, Abbotsbury for recent price momentum, Fernhill 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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