Boat Harbour vs Winston Hills
Property investment comparison - Boat Harbour, NSW 2316 vs Winston Hills, NSW 2153
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Boat Harbour wins 2, Winston Hills 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 | Boat Harbour | Winston Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.51% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.40% | 3.50% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.7%estimate | +6.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +8.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Population | 993 | 12,123 |
Boat Harbour vs Winston Hills: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Boat Harbour and $1.7M in Winston Hills, so Boat Harbour is the cheaper entry point, with Winston Hills houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.7% in Boat Harbour (an estimate) and +6.4% in Winston Hills, so recent momentum favours Boat Harbour, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Winston Hills and 1.9% in Boat Harbour, so landlords in Winston Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Winston Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,123 against 993, roughly 12 times the size of Boat Harbour; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Boat Harbour for a lower purchase price, Boat Harbour for recent price momentum, Winston Hills 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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