Berridale vs Dog Rocks
Property investment comparison - Berridale, NSW 2628 vs Dog Rocks, NSW 2795
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Berridale wins 3, Dog Rocks 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 | Berridale | Dog Rocks |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $665K | $670K |
| Median unit price | $365K | $445K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.20% | 5.36% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.91% | 5.41% |
| 1-year house growth | +1.0% | - |
| 3-year house growth | -4.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Population | 1,300 | 7 |
Berridale vs Dog Rocks: what the numbers say
The median house price is $665K in Berridale and $670K in Dog Rocks, so Berridale is the cheaper entry point, with Dog Rocks houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Berridale sits at a median of $365K against $445K in Dog Rocks, which makes Berridale the more affordable unit market and Dog Rocks the pricier one.
On cash flow, Dog Rocks leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.36%, compared with 4.20% in Berridale, a gap of 1.16 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Dog Rocks and 0.8% in Berridale, so landlords in Dog Rocks face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Berridale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,300 against 7, roughly 186 times the size of Dog Rocks; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dog Rocks for rental income, Berridale for a lower purchase price, Dog Rocks 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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