Bangor vs Winston Hills
Property investment comparison - Bangor, NSW 2234 vs Winston Hills, NSW 2153
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bangor wins 3, Winston Hills 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 | Bangor | Winston Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.29% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.50% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.7% | +6.4% |
| 3-year house growth | +25.9% | +8.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| Population | 5,536 | 12,123 |
Bangor vs Winston Hills: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Bangor and $1.7M in Winston Hills, so Winston Hills is the cheaper entry point.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.7% in Bangor and +6.4% in Winston Hills, so recent momentum favours Bangor, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Bangor houses are +25.9% and Winston Hills houses +8.8%, so Bangor has compounded faster than Winston Hills over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Bangor and 1.4% in Winston Hills, so landlords in Bangor face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Winston Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,123 against 5,536, roughly 2.2 times the size of Bangor; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Winston Hills for a lower purchase price, Bangor for recent price momentum, Bangor 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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