Aberdeen vs Oxley Vale

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $620K in Aberdeen and $620K in Oxley Vale.

On cash flow, Aberdeen leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.85%, compared with 4.60% in Oxley Vale, a gap of 0.25 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +9.5% in Aberdeen and +17.8% in Oxley Vale, so recent momentum favours Oxley Vale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Aberdeen houses are +48.1% and Oxley Vale houses +31.2%, so Aberdeen has compounded faster than Oxley Vale over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Aberdeen and 2.8% in Oxley Vale, so landlords in Aberdeen face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Oxley Vale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,935 against 2,051, larger than Aberdeen; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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