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Blackalls Park vs Moruya Heads

Property investment comparison - Blackalls Park, NSW 2283 vs Moruya Heads, NSW 2537

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Blackalls Park wins 1, Moruya Heads 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.

MetricBlackalls ParkMoruya Heads
Median house price$835K$835K
Median unit price$630K-
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.67%
Gross rental yield (units)4.87%5.08%
1-year house growth+10.9%estimate+5.8%
3-year house growth-+0.0%
Vacancy rate2.5%1.4%
Population2,8121,125

Blackalls Park vs Moruya Heads: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $835K in Blackalls Park and $835K in Moruya Heads.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.9% in Blackalls Park (an estimate) and +5.8% in Moruya Heads, so recent momentum favours Blackalls Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Moruya Heads and 2.5% in Blackalls Park, so landlords in Moruya Heads face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Blackalls Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,812 against 1,125, roughly 2.5 times the size of Moruya Heads; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Blackalls Park for recent price momentum, Moruya Heads 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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