Bourkelands vs Turvey Park
Property investment comparison - Bourkelands, NSW 2650 vs Turvey Park, NSW 2650
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bourkelands wins 3, Turvey Park wins 1. 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 | Bourkelands | Turvey Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $780K | $780K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.20% | 3.98% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.60% | 3.54% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.6% | +15.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +16.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Population | 3,113 | 3,572 |
Bourkelands vs Turvey Park: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $780K in Bourkelands and $780K in Turvey Park.
On cash flow, Bourkelands leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.20%, compared with 3.98% in Turvey Park, a gap of 0.22 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.6% in Bourkelands and +15.6% in Turvey Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Turvey Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Bourkelands and 1.1% in Turvey Park, so landlords in Bourkelands face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Turvey Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,572 against 3,113, larger than Bourkelands; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Bourkelands for rental income, Turvey Park for recent price momentum, Bourkelands 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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