Beresfield vs Sussex Inlet

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $780K in Beresfield and $780K in Sussex Inlet.

For units, Beresfield sits at a median of $620K against $625K in Sussex Inlet, which makes Beresfield the more affordable unit market and Sussex Inlet the pricier one.

On cash flow, Beresfield leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.03%, compared with 3.83% in Sussex Inlet, a gap of 0.20 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +11.7% in Beresfield (an estimate) and +2.7% in Sussex Inlet, so recent momentum favours Beresfield, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Beresfield and 3.1% in Sussex Inlet, so landlords in Beresfield face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Sussex Inlet is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,888 against 3,267, larger than Beresfield; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Beresfield for rental income, Beresfield for recent price momentum, Beresfield for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.