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Bilambil Heights vs Wilton

Property investment comparison - Bilambil Heights, NSW 2486 vs Wilton, NSW 2571

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bilambil Heights wins 2, Wilton 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.

MetricBilambil HeightsWilton
Median house price$1.2M$1.2M
Median unit price-$675K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.07%2.90%
Gross rental yield (units)-1.96%
1-year house growth+10.1%+17.8%estimate
3-year house growth+29.6%-
Vacancy rate2.1%4.5%
Population3,4913,767

Bilambil Heights vs Wilton: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Bilambil Heights and $1.2M in Wilton.

On cash flow, Bilambil Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.07%, compared with 2.90% in Wilton, a gap of 1.17 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.1% in Bilambil Heights and +17.8% in Wilton (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Wilton, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 2.1% in Bilambil Heights and 4.5% in Wilton, so landlords in Bilambil Heights face less competition for tenants.

Wilton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,767 against 3,491, larger than Bilambil Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bilambil Heights for rental income, Wilton for recent price momentum, Bilambil Heights 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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