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Boorooma vs North Macksville

Property investment comparison - Boorooma, NSW 2650 vs North Macksville, NSW 2447

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Boorooma wins 3, North Macksville wins 0. 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.

MetricBooroomaNorth Macksville
Median house price$850K$850K
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.49%
Gross rental yield (units)5.37%5.36%
1-year house growth+13.0%+5.5%estimate
3-year house growth+12.1%-
Vacancy rate1.0%1.2%
Population1,741669

Boorooma vs North Macksville: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $850K in Boorooma and $850K in North Macksville.

Over the past year house prices moved +13.0% in Boorooma and +5.5% in North Macksville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Boorooma, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Boorooma and 1.2% in North Macksville, so landlords in Boorooma face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Boorooma is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,741 against 669, roughly 2.6 times the size of North Macksville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Boorooma for recent price momentum, Boorooma 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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