Burradoo vs Casuarina
Property investment comparison - Burradoo, NSW 2576 vs Casuarina, NSW 2487
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burradoo wins 2, Casuarina 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 | Burradoo | Casuarina |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Median unit price | $1.6M | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.50% | 3.25% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.02% |
| 1-year house growth | -5.9%estimate | +9.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +13.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Population | 2,879 | 3,256 |
Burradoo vs Casuarina: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.3M in Burradoo and $2.4M in Casuarina, so Burradoo is the cheaper entry point, with Casuarina houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Burradoo sits at a median of $1.6M against $1.1M in Casuarina, which makes Casuarina the more affordable unit market and Burradoo the pricier one.
On cash flow, Casuarina leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.25%, compared with 2.50% in Burradoo, a gap of 0.75 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -5.9% in Burradoo (an estimate) and +9.3% in Casuarina, so recent momentum favours Casuarina, while Burradoo went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 3.0% in Burradoo and 3.5% in Casuarina, so landlords in Burradoo face less competition for tenants.
Casuarina is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,256 against 2,879, larger than Burradoo; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Casuarina for rental income, Burradoo for a lower purchase price, Casuarina for recent price momentum, Burradoo 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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