Byabarra vs South Albury
Property investment comparison - Byabarra, NSW 2446 vs South Albury, NSW 2640
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Byabarra wins 1, South Albury 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 | Byabarra | South Albury |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $755K | $755K |
| Median unit price | $510K | $375K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.63% | 3.57% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.79% | 5.33% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +10.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +6.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Population | 329 | 1,372 |
Byabarra vs South Albury: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $755K in Byabarra and $755K in South Albury.
For units, Byabarra sits at a median of $510K against $375K in South Albury, which makes South Albury the more affordable unit market and Byabarra the pricier one.
On cash flow, Byabarra leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.63%, compared with 3.57% in South Albury, a gap of 1.06 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in South Albury and 1.6% in Byabarra, so landlords in South Albury face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
South Albury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,372 against 329, roughly 4.2 times the size of Byabarra; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Byabarra for rental income, South Albury 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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