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Cambridge Park vs Garden Suburb

Property investment comparison - Cambridge Park, NSW 2747 vs Garden Suburb, NSW 2289

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cambridge Park wins 3, Garden Suburb wins 1. 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.

MetricCambridge ParkGarden Suburb
Median house price$1.1M$1.1M
Median unit price$820K-
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.80%
Gross rental yield (units)4.20%3.96%
1-year house growth+13.5%estimate+11.5%
3-year house growth-+27.4%
Vacancy rate2.4%1.4%
Population7,0541,959

Cambridge Park vs Garden Suburb: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.1M in Cambridge Park and $1.1M in Garden Suburb, so Cambridge Park is the cheaper entry point.

Over the past year house prices moved +13.5% in Cambridge Park (an estimate) and +11.5% in Garden Suburb, so recent momentum favours Cambridge Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Garden Suburb and 2.4% in Cambridge Park, so landlords in Garden Suburb face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Cambridge Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,054 against 1,959, roughly 3.6 times the size of Garden Suburb; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Cambridge Park for a lower purchase price, Cambridge Park for recent price momentum, Garden Suburb 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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