Caringbah vs Grays Point
Property investment comparison - Caringbah, NSW 2229 vs Grays Point, NSW 2232
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Caringbah wins 4, Grays Point 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.
| Metric | Caringbah | Grays Point |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2M | $2.0M |
| Median unit price | $905K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.47% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.10% | 2.39% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.0% | +1.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +18.5% | +5.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Population | 12,575 | 3,034 |
Caringbah vs Grays Point: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2M in Caringbah and $2.0M in Grays Point, so Caringbah is the cheaper entry point, with Grays Point houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.0% in Caringbah and +1.8% in Grays Point, so recent momentum favours Caringbah, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Caringbah houses are +18.5% and Grays Point houses +5.5%, so Caringbah has compounded faster than Grays Point over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.2% in Grays Point and 0.7% in Caringbah, so landlords in Grays Point 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 3,034, roughly 4.1 times the size of Grays Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Caringbah for a lower purchase price, Caringbah for recent price momentum, Grays Point 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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