Airds vs Corindi Beach
Property investment comparison - Airds, NSW 2560 vs Corindi Beach, NSW 2456
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Airds wins 4, Corindi Beach 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.
| Metric | Airds | Corindi Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $915K | $915K |
| Median unit price | $535K | $705K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.32% | 3.94% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.4%estimate | +4.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -1.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Population | 3,265 | 1,802 |
Airds vs Corindi Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $915K in Airds and $915K in Corindi Beach.
For units, Airds sits at a median of $535K against $705K in Corindi Beach, which makes Airds the more affordable unit market and Corindi Beach the pricier one.
On cash flow, Corindi Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 3.30% in Airds, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.4% in Airds (an estimate) and +4.2% in Corindi Beach, so recent momentum favours Airds, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.7%.
Airds is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,265 against 1,802, larger than Corindi Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Corindi Beach for rental income, Airds for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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