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Canley Heights vs Canyonleigh

Property investment comparison - Canley Heights, NSW 2166 vs Canyonleigh, NSW 2577

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Canley Heights wins 1, Canyonleigh 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.

MetricCanley HeightsCanyonleigh
Median house price$1.4M$1.4M
Median unit price$730K$650K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.79%3.14%
Gross rental yield (units)4.83%5.61%
1-year house growth+8.2%estimate-
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.4%1.9%
Population12,320455

Canley Heights vs Canyonleigh: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Canley Heights and $1.4M in Canyonleigh.

For units, Canley Heights sits at a median of $730K against $650K in Canyonleigh, which makes Canyonleigh the more affordable unit market and Canley Heights the pricier one.

On cash flow, Canyonleigh leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.14%, compared with 2.79% in Canley Heights, a gap of 0.35 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Canley Heights and 1.9% in Canyonleigh, so landlords in Canley Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Canley Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,320 against 455, roughly 27 times the size of Canyonleigh; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Canyonleigh for rental income, Canley Heights 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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