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Bilgola Plateau vs Boxers Creek

Property investment comparison - Bilgola Plateau, NSW 2107 vs Boxers Creek, NSW 2580

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bilgola Plateau wins 2, Boxers Creek 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.

MetricBilgola PlateauBoxers Creek
Median house price$2.5M$2.5M
Median unit price-$560K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.90%1.18%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.13%
1-year house growth+3.7%+11.9%
3-year house growth+1.4%-
Vacancy rate3.7%6.0%
Population3,650259

Bilgola Plateau vs Boxers Creek: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $2.5M in Bilgola Plateau and $2.5M in Boxers Creek.

On cash flow, Bilgola Plateau leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.90%, compared with 1.18% in Boxers Creek, a gap of 1.72 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +3.7% in Bilgola Plateau and +11.9% in Boxers Creek, so recent momentum favours Boxers Creek, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 3.7% in Bilgola Plateau and 6.0% in Boxers Creek, so landlords in Bilgola Plateau face less competition for tenants.

Bilgola Plateau is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,650 against 259, roughly 14 times the size of Boxers Creek; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bilgola Plateau for rental income, Boxers Creek for recent price momentum, Bilgola Plateau 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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