Brooklet vs St Ives
Property investment comparison - Brooklet, NSW 2479 vs St Ives, NSW 2075
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brooklet wins 3, St Ives 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 | Brooklet | St Ives |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.31% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.89% | 4.02% |
| 1-year house growth | -1.6% | +6.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +15.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 3.2% |
| Population | 253 | 18,384 |
Brooklet vs St Ives: what the numbers say
The median house price is $3.4M in Brooklet and $3.4M in St Ives, so Brooklet is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Brooklet sits at a median of $1.1M against $1.1M in St Ives, which makes Brooklet the more affordable unit market and St Ives the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -1.6% in Brooklet and +6.6% in St Ives, so recent momentum favours St Ives, while Brooklet went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Brooklet and 3.2% in St Ives, so landlords in Brooklet face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
St Ives is the bigger suburb, with a population of 18,384 against 253, roughly 73 times the size of Brooklet; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Brooklet for a lower purchase price, St Ives for recent price momentum, Brooklet 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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