Botany vs Eraring
Property investment comparison - Botany, NSW 2019 vs Eraring, NSW 2264
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Botany wins 3, Eraring 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 | Botany | Eraring |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| Median unit price | $930K | $580K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.24% | 1.79% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.05% | 5.33% |
| 1-year house growth | -5.5% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +8.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| Population | 12,960 | 221 |
Botany vs Eraring: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.1M in Botany and $2.1M in Eraring, so Botany is the cheaper entry point, with Eraring houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Botany sits at a median of $930K against $580K in Eraring, which makes Eraring the more affordable unit market and Botany the pricier one.
On cash flow, Botany leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.24%, compared with 1.79% in Eraring, a gap of 1.45 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Botany and 2.6% in Eraring, so landlords in Botany face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Botany is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,960 against 221, roughly 59 times the size of Eraring; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Botany for rental income, Botany for a lower purchase price, Botany 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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