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Brooklyn vs Gledswood Hills

Property investment comparison - Brooklyn, NSW 2083 vs Gledswood Hills, NSW 2557

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brooklyn wins 1, Gledswood Hills 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.

MetricBrooklynGledswood Hills
Median house price$1.4M$1.4M
Median unit price$355K$1.9M
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.09%
Gross rental yield (units)-1.98%
1-year house growth-+11.2%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate4.2%2.2%
Population7376,112

Brooklyn vs Gledswood Hills: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.4M in Brooklyn and $1.4M in Gledswood Hills, so Gledswood Hills is the cheaper entry point, with Brooklyn houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Brooklyn sits at a median of $355K against $1.9M in Gledswood Hills, which makes Brooklyn the more affordable unit market and Gledswood Hills the pricier one.

Rental vacancy is 2.2% in Gledswood Hills and 4.2% in Brooklyn, so landlords in Gledswood Hills face less competition for tenants.

Gledswood Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,112 against 737, roughly 8 times the size of Brooklyn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Gledswood Hills for a lower purchase price, Gledswood Hills 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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