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Abercrombie vs Mendooran

Property investment comparison - Abercrombie, NSW 2795 vs Mendooran, NSW 2842

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abercrombie wins 1, Mendooran 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.

MetricAbercrombieMendooran
Median house price$860K-
Median unit price$455K$1.7M
Gross rental yield (houses)3.94%6.50%
Gross rental yield (units)5.22%-
1-year house growth+8.7%estimate+9.5%
3-year house growth-+57.4%
Vacancy rate2.6%1.5%
Population1,127626

Abercrombie vs Mendooran: what the numbers say

For units, Abercrombie sits at a median of $455K against $1.7M in Mendooran, which makes Abercrombie the more affordable unit market and Mendooran the pricier one.

On cash flow, Mendooran leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.50%, compared with 3.94% in Abercrombie, a gap of 2.56 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.7% in Abercrombie (an estimate) and +9.5% in Mendooran, so recent momentum favours Mendooran, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Mendooran and 2.6% in Abercrombie, so landlords in Mendooran face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Abercrombie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,127 against 626, larger than Mendooran; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mendooran for rental income, Mendooran for recent price momentum, Mendooran 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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