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Aberdeen vs North Strathfield

Property investment comparison - Aberdeen, NSW 2336 vs North Strathfield, NSW 2137

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberdeen wins 2, North Strathfield 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.

MetricAberdeenNorth Strathfield
Median house price$620K-
Median unit price-$910K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.85%1.86%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.17%
1-year house growth+9.5%+2.2%estimate
3-year house growth+48.1%-
Vacancy rate1.9%1.3%
Population2,0514,618

Aberdeen vs North Strathfield: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aberdeen leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.85%, compared with 1.86% in North Strathfield, a gap of 2.99 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +9.5% in Aberdeen and +2.2% in North Strathfield (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Aberdeen, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.3% in North Strathfield and 1.9% in Aberdeen, so landlords in North Strathfield face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

North Strathfield is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,618 against 2,051, roughly 2.3 times the size of Aberdeen; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aberdeen for rental income, Aberdeen for recent price momentum, North Strathfield 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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