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Abercrombie vs North Strathfield

Property investment comparison - Abercrombie, NSW 2795 vs North Strathfield, NSW 2137

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abercrombie wins 4, North Strathfield 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.

MetricAbercrombieNorth Strathfield
Median house price$860K-
Median unit price$455K$910K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.94%1.86%
Gross rental yield (units)5.22%4.17%
1-year house growth+8.7%estimate+2.2%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate2.6%1.3%
Population1,1274,618

Abercrombie vs North Strathfield: what the numbers say

For units, Abercrombie sits at a median of $455K against $910K in North Strathfield, which makes Abercrombie the more affordable unit market and North Strathfield the pricier one.

On cash flow, Abercrombie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.94%, compared with 1.86% in North Strathfield, a gap of 2.08 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.7% in Abercrombie (an estimate) and +2.2% in North Strathfield (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Abercrombie, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.3% in North Strathfield and 2.6% in Abercrombie, so landlords in North Strathfield face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

North Strathfield is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,618 against 1,127, roughly 4.1 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, North Strathfield 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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