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Acacia Gardens vs Dargan

Property investment comparison - Acacia Gardens, NSW 2763 vs Dargan, NSW 2786

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Acacia Gardens wins 2, Dargan 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.

MetricAcacia GardensDargan
Median house price$1.3M-
Median unit price-$310K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.10%3.05%
Gross rental yield (units)3.77%4.71%
1-year house growth-3.0%-
3-year house growth+2.8%-
Vacancy rate1.2%8.3%
Population3,66883

Acacia Gardens vs Dargan: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Acacia Gardens leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 3.05% in Dargan, a gap of 0.05 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Acacia Gardens and 8.3% in Dargan, so landlords in Acacia Gardens face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Acacia Gardens is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,668 against 83, roughly 44 times the size of Dargan; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Acacia Gardens for rental income, Acacia Gardens 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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