Allawah vs Hornsby
Property investment comparison - Allawah, NSW 2218 vs Hornsby, NSW 2077
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Allawah wins 0, Hornsby wins 4. 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 | Allawah | Hornsby |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Median unit price | $840K | $735K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.45% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.26% | 4.62% |
| 1-year house growth | -2.9%estimate | -2.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Population | 5,351 | 22,462 |
Allawah vs Hornsby: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.9M in Allawah and $1.9M in Hornsby.
For units, Allawah sits at a median of $840K against $735K in Hornsby, which makes Hornsby the more affordable unit market and Allawah the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -2.9% in Allawah (an estimate) and -2.7% in Hornsby (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Hornsby, while Allawah went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Hornsby and 1.5% in Allawah, so landlords in Hornsby face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hornsby is the bigger suburb, with a population of 22,462 against 5,351, roughly 4.2 times the size of Allawah; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hornsby for recent price momentum, Hornsby 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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