Aberdare vs Greenwich

For units, Aberdare sits at a median of $550K against $880K in Greenwich, which makes Aberdare the more affordable unit market and Greenwich the pricier one.

On cash flow, Aberdare leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.10%, compared with 2.02% in Greenwich, a gap of 2.08 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +14.7% in Aberdare and -5.2% in Greenwich, so recent momentum favours Aberdare, while Greenwich went backwards.

Looking back three years, Aberdare houses are +32.0% and Greenwich houses -1.5%, so Aberdare has compounded faster than Greenwich over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Aberdare and 2.2% in Greenwich, so landlords in Aberdare face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Greenwich is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,469 against 2,542, roughly 2.2 times the size of Aberdare; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aberdare for rental income, Aberdare for recent price momentum, Aberdare for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.