Buronga vs Girards Hill
Property investment comparison - Buronga, NSW 2739 vs Girards Hill, NSW 2480
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Buronga wins 2, Girards Hill wins 3. 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 | Buronga | Girards Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $640K | $645K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.04% | 5.24% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.05% | 5.54% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.1%estimate | +19.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +69.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Population | 1,252 | 1,318 |
Buronga vs Girards Hill: what the numbers say
The median house price is $640K in Buronga and $645K in Girards Hill, so Buronga is the cheaper entry point, with Girards Hill houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Girards Hill leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.24%, compared with 4.04% in Buronga, a gap of 1.20 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.1% in Buronga (an estimate) and +19.6% in Girards Hill, so recent momentum favours Girards Hill, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Girards Hill and 1.4% in Buronga, so landlords in Girards Hill face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Girards Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,318 against 1,252, larger than Buronga; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Girards Hill for rental income, Buronga for a lower purchase price, Girards Hill for recent price momentum, Girards Hill 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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