Abercrombie vs Phillip Bay
Property investment comparison - Abercrombie, NSW 2795 vs Phillip Bay, NSW 2036
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abercrombie wins 4, Phillip Bay wins 0. 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 | Phillip Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $860K | - |
| Median unit price | $455K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.94% | 3.01% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.22% | 3.35% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.7%estimate | -9.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.6% | 4.6% |
| Population | 1,127 | 721 |
Abercrombie vs Phillip Bay: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Abercrombie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.94%, compared with 3.01% in Phillip Bay, a gap of 0.93 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.7% in Abercrombie (an estimate) and -9.5% in Phillip Bay (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Abercrombie, while Phillip Bay went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 2.6% in Abercrombie and 4.6% in Phillip Bay, so landlords in Abercrombie face less competition for tenants.
Abercrombie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,127 against 721, larger than Phillip Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Abercrombie for rental income, Abercrombie for recent price momentum, Abercrombie 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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