Bundeena vs Robin Hill

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Bundeena and $1.4M in Robin Hill.

On cash flow, Bundeena leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.20%, compared with 2.21% in Robin Hill, a gap of 0.99 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +2.8% in Bundeena and +7.1% in Robin Hill, so recent momentum favours Robin Hill, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Bundeena houses are -9.7% and Robin Hill houses +31.1%, so Robin Hill has compounded faster than Bundeena over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Bundeena and 6.2% in Robin Hill, so landlords in Bundeena face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Bundeena is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,103 against 925, roughly 2.3 times the size of Robin Hill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bundeena for rental income, Robin Hill for recent price momentum, Bundeena for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.