Caddens vs Stockton
Property investment comparison - Caddens, NSW 2747 vs Stockton, NSW 2295
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Caddens wins 3, Stockton 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 | Caddens | Stockton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $635K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.70% | 2.96% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.72% | 2.44% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.0% | +8.0% |
| 3-year house growth | +14.5% | +15.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Population | 3,487 | 4,046 |
Caddens vs Stockton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Caddens and $1.4M in Stockton, so Stockton is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Caddens leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.70%, compared with 2.96% in Stockton, a gap of 0.74 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.0% in both suburbs.
Looking back three years, Caddens houses are +14.5% and Stockton houses +15.8%, so Stockton has compounded faster than Caddens over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Stockton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,046 against 3,487, larger than Caddens; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Caddens for rental income, Stockton for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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