Broughton Village vs Darlinghurst

The median house price is $2.9M in Broughton Village and $2.9M in Darlinghurst, so Broughton Village is the cheaper entry point, with Darlinghurst houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Broughton Village sits at a median of $945K against $1.0M in Darlinghurst, which makes Broughton Village the more affordable unit market and Darlinghurst the pricier one.

On cash flow, Darlinghurst leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.42%, compared with 1.56% in Broughton Village, a gap of 0.86 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Darlinghurst and 1.9% in Broughton Village, so landlords in Darlinghurst face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Darlinghurst is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,615 against 95, roughly 112 times the size of Broughton Village; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Darlinghurst for rental income, Broughton Village for a lower purchase price, Darlinghurst for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.