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Caringbah South vs Dural

Property investment comparison - Caringbah South, NSW 2229 vs Dural, NSW 2158

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Caringbah South wins 2, Dural wins 2. 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.

MetricCaringbah SouthDural
Median house price$2.5M$2.5M
Median unit price-$1.2M
Gross rental yield (houses)2.89%2.06%
Gross rental yield (units)-3.33%
1-year house growth+2.4%estimate+4.7%
3-year house growth-+25.0%
Vacancy rate2.1%2.1%
Population13,1687,900

Caringbah South vs Dural: what the numbers say

The median house price is $2.5M in Caringbah South and $2.5M in Dural, so Caringbah South is the cheaper entry point, with Dural houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Caringbah South leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.89%, compared with 2.06% in Dural, a gap of 0.83 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +2.4% in Caringbah South (an estimate) and +4.7% in Dural, so recent momentum favours Dural, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 2.1%.

Caringbah South is the bigger suburb, with a population of 13,168 against 7,900, larger than Dural; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Caringbah South for rental income, Caringbah South for a lower purchase price, Dural for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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