Airds vs Meadow
Property investment comparison - Airds, NSW 2560 vs Meadow, NSW 2795
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Airds wins 1, Meadow wins 3. 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 | Meadow |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $915K | $915K |
| Median unit price | $535K | $465K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.19% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.32% | 5.15% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.4%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Population | 3,265 | 12,169 |
Airds vs Meadow: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $915K in Airds and $915K in Meadow.
For units, Airds sits at a median of $535K against $465K in Meadow, which makes Meadow the more affordable unit market and Airds the pricier one.
On cash flow, Airds leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 3.19% in Meadow, a gap of 0.11 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Meadow and 1.7% in Airds, so landlords in Meadow face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Meadow is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,169 against 3,265, roughly 3.7 times the size of Airds; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Airds for rental income, Meadow 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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