Calarie vs Deniliquin
Property investment comparison - Calarie, NSW 2871 vs Deniliquin, NSW 2710
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Calarie wins 0, Deniliquin wins 5. 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 | Calarie | Deniliquin |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420K | $415K |
| Median unit price | $405K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.41% | 5.58% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.16% | 5.62% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.6% | +11.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +32.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| Population | 8,965 | 7,432 |
Calarie vs Deniliquin: what the numbers say
The median house price is $420K in Calarie and $415K in Deniliquin, so Deniliquin is the cheaper entry point, with Calarie houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Deniliquin leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.58%, compared with 5.41% in Calarie, a gap of 0.17 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.6% in Calarie and +11.2% in Deniliquin, so recent momentum favours Deniliquin, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Deniliquin and 1.3% in Calarie, so landlords in Deniliquin face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Calarie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,965 against 7,432, larger than Deniliquin; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Deniliquin for rental income, Deniliquin for a lower purchase price, Deniliquin for recent price momentum, Deniliquin 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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