Abbotsbury vs New Brighton
Property investment comparison - Abbotsbury, NSW 2176 vs New Brighton, NSW 2483
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbotsbury wins 4, New Brighton 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 | New Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $770K | $890K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.81% | 3.96% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.36% | 4.25% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.8% | -0.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +22.3% | +11.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 5.2% | 2.0% |
| Population | 4,200 | 368 |
Abbotsbury vs New Brighton: what the numbers say
For units, Abbotsbury sits at a median of $770K against $890K in New Brighton, which makes Abbotsbury the more affordable unit market and New Brighton the pricier one.
On cash flow, New Brighton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.96%, compared with 2.81% in Abbotsbury, a gap of 1.15 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.8% in Abbotsbury and -0.8% in New Brighton, so recent momentum favours Abbotsbury, while New Brighton went backwards.
Looking back three years, Abbotsbury houses are +22.3% and New Brighton houses +11.3%, so Abbotsbury has compounded faster than New Brighton over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 2.0% in New Brighton and 5.2% in Abbotsbury, so landlords in New Brighton face less competition for tenants.
Abbotsbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,200 against 368, roughly 11 times the size of New Brighton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: New Brighton for rental income, Abbotsbury for recent price momentum, New Brighton 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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