Brooklet vs Russell Lea
Property investment comparison - Brooklet, NSW 2479 vs Russell Lea, NSW 2046
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brooklet wins 1, Russell Lea wins 4. 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 | Brooklet | Russell Lea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.12% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.89% | 3.26% |
| 1-year house growth | -1.6% | +5.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Population | 253 | 4,920 |
Brooklet vs Russell Lea: what the numbers say
The median house price is $3.4M in Brooklet and $3.4M in Russell Lea, so Russell Lea is the cheaper entry point, with Brooklet houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Brooklet sits at a median of $1.1M against $1.1M in Russell Lea, which makes Brooklet the more affordable unit market and Russell Lea the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -1.6% in Brooklet and +5.1% in Russell Lea (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Russell Lea, while Brooklet went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Russell Lea and 2.0% in Brooklet, so landlords in Russell Lea face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Russell Lea is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,920 against 253, roughly 19 times the size of Brooklet; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Russell Lea for a lower purchase price, Russell Lea for recent price momentum, Russell Lea 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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