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Aberdare vs Chilcotts Grass

Property investment comparison - Aberdare, NSW 2325 vs Chilcotts Grass, NSW 2480

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberdare wins 2, Chilcotts Grass 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.

MetricAberdareChilcotts Grass
Median house price$740K-
Median unit price$550K$455K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.10%2.35%
Gross rental yield (units)4.43%4.72%
1-year house growth+14.7%-
3-year house growth+32.0%-
Vacancy rate1.8%5.1%
Population2,542237

Aberdare vs Chilcotts Grass: what the numbers say

For units, Aberdare sits at a median of $550K against $455K in Chilcotts Grass, which makes Chilcotts Grass the more affordable unit market and Aberdare the pricier one.

On cash flow, Aberdare leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.10%, compared with 2.35% in Chilcotts Grass, a gap of 1.75 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Aberdare and 5.1% in Chilcotts Grass, so landlords in Aberdare face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Aberdare is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,542 against 237, roughly 11 times the size of Chilcotts Grass; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aberdare for rental income, Aberdare 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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