Austinmer vs Earlwood
Property investment comparison - Austinmer, NSW 2515 vs Earlwood, NSW 2206
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Austinmer wins 2, Earlwood wins 2. 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 | Austinmer | Earlwood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| Median unit price | - | $965K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.43% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.23% | 3.83% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.5%estimate | -0.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Population | 2,725 | 18,053 |
Austinmer vs Earlwood: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.1M in Austinmer and $2.1M in Earlwood, so Earlwood is the cheaper entry point, with Austinmer houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.5% in Austinmer (an estimate) and -0.4% in Earlwood (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Austinmer, while Earlwood went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Austinmer and 1.1% in Earlwood, so landlords in Austinmer face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Earlwood is the bigger suburb, with a population of 18,053 against 2,725, roughly 7 times the size of Austinmer; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Earlwood for a lower purchase price, Austinmer for recent price momentum, Austinmer 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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