Carramar vs Hoxton Park
Property investment comparison - Carramar, NSW 2163 vs Hoxton Park, NSW 2171
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Carramar wins 2, Hoxton Park 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.
| Metric | Carramar | Hoxton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $410K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.80% | 2.99% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.19% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.5%estimate | +7.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Population | 3,475 | 4,572 |
Carramar vs Hoxton Park: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Carramar and $1.2M in Hoxton Park, so Carramar is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Hoxton Park leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.99%, compared with 2.80% in Carramar, a gap of 0.19 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.5% in Carramar (an estimate) and +7.6% in Hoxton Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Hoxton Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Carramar and 2.2% in Hoxton Park, so landlords in Carramar face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hoxton Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,572 against 3,475, larger than Carramar; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hoxton Park for rental income, Carramar for a lower purchase price, Hoxton Park for recent price momentum, Carramar 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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