Blayney vs Oxley Vale

The median house price is $625K in Blayney and $620K in Oxley Vale, so Oxley Vale is the cheaper entry point, with Blayney houses about 1% dearer.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 4.61% in Blayney and 4.60% in Oxley Vale, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +11.4% in Blayney and +17.8% in Oxley Vale, so recent momentum favours Oxley Vale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Blayney houses are +23.4% and Oxley Vale houses +31.2%, so Oxley Vale has compounded faster than Blayney over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Blayney and 2.8% in Oxley Vale, so landlords in Blayney face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Oxley Vale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,935 against 3,448, larger than Blayney; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Oxley Vale for a lower purchase price, Oxley Vale for recent price momentum, Blayney for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.