Aberdeen vs Newcastle
Property investment comparison - Aberdeen, NSW 2336 vs Newcastle, NSW 2300
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberdeen wins 3, Newcastle 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.
| Metric | Aberdeen | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $620K | - |
| Median unit price | - | $1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.85% | 2.41% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +9.5% | +7.6% |
| 3-year house growth | +48.1% | +17.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Population | 2,051 | 3,852 |
Aberdeen vs Newcastle: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Aberdeen leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.85%, compared with 2.41% in Newcastle, a gap of 2.44 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.5% in Aberdeen and +7.6% in Newcastle, so recent momentum favours Aberdeen, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Aberdeen houses are +48.1% and Newcastle houses +17.5%, so Aberdeen has compounded faster than Newcastle over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Newcastle and 1.9% in Aberdeen, so landlords in Newcastle face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Newcastle is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,852 against 2,051, larger than Aberdeen; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Aberdeen for rental income, Aberdeen for recent price momentum, Newcastle 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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