Bundanoon vs Emu Plains
Property investment comparison - Bundanoon, NSW 2578 vs Emu Plains, NSW 2750
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bundanoon wins 0, Emu Plains wins 4. 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 | Bundanoon | Emu Plains |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $830K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | 3.31% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.66% | 4.20% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.6% | +11.6% |
| 3-year house growth | +11.3% | +20.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 3.5% | 0.7% |
| Population | 2,869 | 8,126 |
Bundanoon vs Emu Plains: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Bundanoon and $1.2M in Emu Plains.
On cash flow, Emu Plains leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.31%, compared with 3.10% in Bundanoon, a gap of 0.21 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.6% in both suburbs.
Looking back three years, Bundanoon houses are +11.3% and Emu Plains houses +20.4%, so Emu Plains has compounded faster than Bundanoon over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Emu Plains and 3.5% in Bundanoon, so landlords in Emu Plains face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Emu Plains is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,126 against 2,869, roughly 2.8 times the size of Bundanoon; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Emu Plains for rental income, Emu Plains 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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