Bucca vs North St Marys
Property investment comparison - Bucca, NSW 2450 vs North St Marys, NSW 2760
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bucca wins 3, North St Marys 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 | Bucca | North St Marys |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $570K | $715K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.55% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.33% | 4.18% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.5% | +10.3% |
| 3-year house growth | +16.0% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| Population | 614 | 4,123 |
Bucca vs North St Marys: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Bucca and $1.1M in North St Marys.
For units, Bucca sits at a median of $570K against $715K in North St Marys, which makes Bucca the more affordable unit market and North St Marys the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.5% in Bucca and +10.3% in North St Marys, so recent momentum favours Bucca, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in North St Marys and 1.9% in Bucca, so landlords in North St Marys face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
North St Marys is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,123 against 614, roughly 7 times the size of Bucca; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Bucca for recent price momentum, North St Marys 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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