Burrier vs Thirroul
Property investment comparison - Burrier, NSW 2540 vs Thirroul, NSW 2515
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burrier wins 1, Thirroul 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 | Burrier | Thirroul |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Median unit price | $625K | $1.2M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.92% | 3.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.46% | - |
| 1-year house growth | - | +4.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +8.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.6% | 1.6% |
| Population | 70 | 6,348 |
Burrier vs Thirroul: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.9M in Burrier and $1.9M in Thirroul.
For units, Burrier sits at a median of $625K against $1.2M in Thirroul, which makes Burrier the more affordable unit market and Thirroul the pricier one.
On cash flow, Thirroul leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 1.92% in Burrier, a gap of 1.18 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Thirroul and 2.6% in Burrier, so landlords in Thirroul face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Thirroul is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,348 against 70, roughly 91 times the size of Burrier; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Thirroul for rental income, Thirroul 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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