Booral vs East Lismore
Property investment comparison - Booral, NSW 2425 vs East Lismore, NSW 2480
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Booral wins 0, East Lismore wins 5. 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 | Booral | East Lismore |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $650K | $640K |
| Median unit price | $670K | $400K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.44% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 1.85% | 5.30% |
| 1-year house growth | +3.3% | +14.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +48.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| Population | 457 | 4,980 |
Booral vs East Lismore: what the numbers say
The median house price is $650K in Booral and $640K in East Lismore, so East Lismore is the cheaper entry point, with Booral houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Booral sits at a median of $670K against $400K in East Lismore, which makes East Lismore the more affordable unit market and Booral the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +3.3% in Booral and +14.9% in East Lismore, so recent momentum favours East Lismore, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.2% in East Lismore and 2.9% in Booral, so landlords in East Lismore face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
East Lismore is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,980 against 457, roughly 11 times the size of Booral; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: East Lismore for a lower purchase price, East Lismore for recent price momentum, East Lismore 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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