Abercrombie vs Newcastle
Property investment comparison - Abercrombie, NSW 2795 vs Newcastle, NSW 2300
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abercrombie wins 3, Newcastle wins 1. 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 | Abercrombie | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $860K | - |
| Median unit price | $455K | $1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.94% | 2.41% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.22% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +8.7%estimate | +7.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +17.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Population | 1,127 | 3,852 |
Abercrombie vs Newcastle: what the numbers say
For units, Abercrombie sits at a median of $455K against $1M in Newcastle, which makes Abercrombie the more affordable unit market and Newcastle the pricier one.
On cash flow, Abercrombie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.94%, compared with 2.41% in Newcastle, a gap of 1.53 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.7% in Abercrombie (an estimate) and +7.6% in Newcastle, so recent momentum favours Abercrombie, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Newcastle and 2.6% in Abercrombie, so landlords in Newcastle face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Newcastle is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,852 against 1,127, roughly 3.4 times the size of Abercrombie; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Abercrombie for rental income, Abercrombie for recent price momentum, Newcastle 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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