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Aberdeen vs Sutton Forest

Property investment comparison - Aberdeen, NSW 2336 vs Sutton Forest, NSW 2577

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberdeen wins 3, Sutton Forest wins 0. 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.

MetricAberdeenSutton Forest
Median house price$620K-
Median unit price-$650K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.85%1.79%
Gross rental yield (units)-5.59%
1-year house growth+9.5%-7.0%
3-year house growth+48.1%-
Vacancy rate1.9%2.3%
Population2,051504

Aberdeen vs Sutton Forest: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aberdeen leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.85%, compared with 1.79% in Sutton Forest, a gap of 3.06 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +9.5% in Aberdeen and -7.0% in Sutton Forest, so recent momentum favours Aberdeen, while Sutton Forest went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Aberdeen and 2.3% in Sutton Forest, 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 504, roughly 4.1 times the size of Sutton Forest; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aberdeen for rental income, Aberdeen 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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