Balgowlah vs Cabarita
Property investment comparison - Balgowlah, NSW 2093 vs Cabarita, NSW 2137
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Balgowlah wins 3, Cabarita wins 0. 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 | Balgowlah | Cabarita |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3.9M | $3.9M |
| Median unit price | $1.6M | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.57% | 1.90% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +2.7%estimate | -4.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Population | 8,068 | 1,933 |
Balgowlah vs Cabarita: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $3.9M in Balgowlah and $3.9M in Cabarita.
On cash flow, Balgowlah leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.57%, compared with 1.90% in Cabarita, a gap of 0.67 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +2.7% in Balgowlah (an estimate) and -4.3% in Cabarita (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Balgowlah, while Cabarita went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Balgowlah and 2.8% in Cabarita, so landlords in Balgowlah face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Balgowlah is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,068 against 1,933, roughly 4.2 times the size of Cabarita; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Balgowlah for rental income, Balgowlah for recent price momentum, Balgowlah 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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