Ashcroft vs Wyee
Property investment comparison - Ashcroft, NSW 2168 vs Wyee, NSW 2259
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Ashcroft wins 1, Wyee 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 | Ashcroft | Wyee |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $795K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.88% | 3.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.31% | 5.09% |
| 1-year house growth | +13.5% | +17.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +31.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Population | 3,634 | 2,909 |
Ashcroft vs Wyee: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Ashcroft and $1.1M in Wyee.
On cash flow, Wyee leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.50%, compared with 2.88% in Ashcroft, a gap of 0.62 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.5% in Ashcroft and +17.9% in Wyee (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Wyee, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Ashcroft and 1.4% in Wyee, so landlords in Ashcroft face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Ashcroft is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,634 against 2,909, larger than Wyee; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wyee for rental income, Wyee for recent price momentum, Ashcroft 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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