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Aberdeen vs Freemantle

Property investment comparison - Aberdeen, NSW 2336 vs Freemantle, NSW 2795

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberdeen wins 1, Freemantle 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.

MetricAberdeenFreemantle
Median house price$620K-
Median unit price-$445K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.85%3.33%
Gross rental yield (units)-5.41%
1-year house growth+9.5%-
3-year house growth+48.1%-
Vacancy rate1.9%0.6%
Population2,05128

Aberdeen vs Freemantle: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aberdeen leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.85%, compared with 3.33% in Freemantle, a gap of 1.52 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Freemantle and 1.9% in Aberdeen, so landlords in Freemantle face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Aberdeen is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,051 against 28, roughly 73 times the size of Freemantle; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aberdeen for rental income, Freemantle 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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