Bardia vs Riverside
Property investment comparison - Bardia, NSW 2565 vs Riverside, NSW 2444
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bardia wins 5, Riverside 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 | Bardia | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $615K | $620K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.80% | 3.25% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.89% | 4.27% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.0% | -6.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +18.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.2% | 8.2% |
| Population | 5,747 | 298 |
Bardia vs Riverside: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Bardia and $1.1M in Riverside.
For units, Bardia sits at a median of $615K against $620K in Riverside, which makes Bardia the more affordable unit market and Riverside the pricier one.
On cash flow, Bardia leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 3.25% in Riverside, a gap of 0.55 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.0% in Bardia and -6.5% in Riverside, so recent momentum favours Bardia, while Riverside went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 2.2% in Bardia and 8.2% in Riverside, so landlords in Bardia face less competition for tenants.
Bardia is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,747 against 298, roughly 19 times the size of Riverside; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Bardia for rental income, Bardia for recent price momentum, Bardia 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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