Caringbah vs Clifton
Property investment comparison - Caringbah, NSW 2229 vs Clifton, NSW 2515
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Caringbah wins 2, Clifton 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.
| Metric | Caringbah | Clifton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2M | $2.0M |
| Median unit price | $905K | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.47% | 3.55% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.10% | 4.39% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.0% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +18.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 2.5% |
| Population | 12,575 | 35 |
Caringbah vs Clifton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2M in Caringbah and $2.0M in Clifton, so Clifton is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Caringbah sits at a median of $905K against $1.1M in Clifton, which makes Caringbah the more affordable unit market and Clifton the pricier one.
On cash flow, Clifton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.55%, compared with 2.47% in Caringbah, a gap of 1.08 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Caringbah and 2.5% in Clifton, so landlords in Caringbah face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Caringbah is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,575 against 35, roughly 359 times the size of Clifton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Clifton for rental income, Clifton for a lower purchase price, Caringbah 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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