Abbotsbury vs Phillip Bay
Property investment comparison - Abbotsbury, NSW 2176 vs Phillip Bay, NSW 2036
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbotsbury wins 2, Phillip Bay 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 | Phillip Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $770K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.81% | 3.01% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.36% | 3.35% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.8% | -9.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +22.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Population | 4,200 | 721 |
Abbotsbury vs Phillip Bay: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Phillip Bay leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.01%, compared with 2.81% in Abbotsbury, a gap of 0.20 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.8% in Abbotsbury and -9.5% in Phillip Bay (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Abbotsbury, while Phillip Bay went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 4.6% in Phillip Bay and 5.2% in Abbotsbury, so landlords in Phillip Bay face less competition for tenants.
Abbotsbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,200 against 721, roughly 6 times the size of Phillip Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Phillip Bay for rental income, Abbotsbury for recent price momentum, Phillip Bay 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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