Campbells Forest vs Kings Park

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $670K in Campbells Forest and $670K in Kings Park.

On cash flow, Campbells Forest leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.46%, compared with 3.88% in Kings Park, a gap of 0.58 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.1% in Campbells Forest (an estimate) and +6.9% in Kings Park, so recent momentum favours Kings Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Kings Park and 7.0% in Campbells Forest, so landlords in Kings Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Kings Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,203 against 50, roughly 164 times the size of Campbells Forest; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Campbells Forest for rental income, Kings Park for recent price momentum, Kings Park for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.