Abbotsbury vs Mays Hill
Property investment comparison - Abbotsbury, NSW 2176 vs Mays Hill, NSW 2145
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbotsbury wins 1, Mays Hill wins 3. 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 | Mays Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $770K | $610K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.81% | 2.59% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.36% | 5.79% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.8% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +22.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 5.2% | 0.5% |
| Population | 4,200 | 1,902 |
Abbotsbury vs Mays Hill: what the numbers say
For units, Abbotsbury sits at a median of $770K against $610K in Mays Hill, which makes Mays Hill 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 2.59% in Mays Hill, a gap of 0.22 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Mays Hill and 5.2% in Abbotsbury, so landlords in Mays Hill 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 1,902, roughly 2.2 times the size of Mays Hill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Abbotsbury for rental income, Mays Hill 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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