Alstonvale vs Burradoo
Property investment comparison - Alstonvale, NSW 2477 vs Burradoo, NSW 2576
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alstonvale wins 3, Burradoo 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 | Alstonvale | Burradoo |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Median unit price | $635K | $1.6M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.81% | 2.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.45% | - |
| 1-year house growth | - | -5.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 3.0% |
| Population | 431 | 2,879 |
Alstonvale vs Burradoo: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.3M in Alstonvale and $2.3M in Burradoo, so Alstonvale is the cheaper entry point, with Burradoo houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Alstonvale sits at a median of $635K against $1.6M in Burradoo, which makes Alstonvale the more affordable unit market and Burradoo the pricier one.
On cash flow, Burradoo leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.50%, compared with 1.81% in Alstonvale, a gap of 0.69 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Alstonvale and 3.0% in Burradoo, so landlords in Alstonvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Burradoo is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,879 against 431, roughly 7 times the size of Alstonvale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Burradoo for rental income, Alstonvale for a lower purchase price, Alstonvale 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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