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Aberdeen vs Stanford Merthyr

Property investment comparison - Aberdeen, NSW 2336 vs Stanford Merthyr, NSW 2327

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberdeen wins 2, Stanford Merthyr 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.

MetricAberdeenStanford Merthyr
Median house price$620K-
Median unit price-$455K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.85%4.01%
Gross rental yield (units)-5.50%
1-year house growth+9.5%+11.4%estimate
3-year house growth+48.1%-
Vacancy rate1.9%2.3%
Population2,051575

Aberdeen vs Stanford Merthyr: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aberdeen leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.85%, compared with 4.01% in Stanford Merthyr, a gap of 0.84 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +9.5% in Aberdeen and +11.4% in Stanford Merthyr (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Stanford Merthyr, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Aberdeen and 2.3% in Stanford Merthyr, so landlords in Aberdeen 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 575, roughly 3.6 times the size of Stanford Merthyr; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aberdeen for rental income, Stanford Merthyr 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.

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