Artarmon vs Rodd Point

The median house price is $3.6M in Artarmon and $3.6M in Rodd Point, so Artarmon is the cheaper entry point, with Rodd Point houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Artarmon sits at a median of $1.1M against $1.2M in Rodd Point, which makes Artarmon the more affordable unit market and Rodd Point the pricier one.

On cash flow, Artarmon leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.20%, compared with 1.80% in Rodd Point, a gap of 0.40 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +0.2% in Artarmon (an estimate) and +10.7% in Rodd Point, so recent momentum favours Rodd Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Artarmon and 3.4% in Rodd Point, so landlords in Artarmon face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Artarmon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,417 against 1,380, roughly 7 times the size of Rodd Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Artarmon for rental income, Artarmon for a lower purchase price, Rodd Point for recent price momentum, Artarmon for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.