Budgong vs Mayfield East
Property investment comparison - Budgong, NSW 2577 vs Mayfield East, NSW 2304
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Budgong wins 2, Mayfield East 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 | Budgong | Mayfield East |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $645K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.98% | 3.52% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.57% | 4.05% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +11.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +25.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Population | 87 | 1,794 |
Budgong vs Mayfield East: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Budgong and $1.1M in Mayfield East, so Mayfield East is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Budgong leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.98%, compared with 3.52% in Mayfield East, a gap of 0.46 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Mayfield East and 1.9% in Budgong, so landlords in Mayfield East face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mayfield East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,794 against 87, roughly 21 times the size of Budgong; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Budgong for rental income, Mayfield East for a lower purchase price, Mayfield East 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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