Burrill Lake vs Warrawong
Property investment comparison - Burrill Lake, NSW 2539 vs Warrawong, NSW 2502
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burrill Lake wins 0, Warrawong 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 | Burrill Lake | Warrawong |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $910K | $905K |
| Median unit price | - | $490K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.74% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.97% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +5.3% | +8.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +11.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| Population | 1,782 | 4,659 |
Burrill Lake vs Warrawong: what the numbers say
The median house price is $910K in Burrill Lake and $905K in Warrawong, so Warrawong is the cheaper entry point, with Burrill Lake houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.3% in Burrill Lake and +8.3% in Warrawong (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Warrawong, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Warrawong and 2.0% in Burrill Lake, so landlords in Warrawong face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Warrawong is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,659 against 1,782, roughly 2.6 times the size of Burrill Lake; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Warrawong for a lower purchase price, Warrawong for recent price momentum, Warrawong 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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