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Carramar vs Wentworth Falls

Property investment comparison - Carramar, NSW 2163 vs Wentworth Falls, NSW 2782

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Carramar wins 0, Wentworth Falls 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.

MetricCarramarWentworth Falls
Median house price$1.2M$1.2M
Median unit price$410K-
Gross rental yield (houses)2.80%-
Gross rental yield (units)-3.61%
1-year house growth+7.5%estimate+11.6%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate0.8%0.4%
Population3,4756,428

Carramar vs Wentworth Falls: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Carramar and $1.2M in Wentworth Falls.

Over the past year house prices moved +7.5% in Carramar (an estimate) and +11.6% in Wentworth Falls (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Wentworth Falls, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Wentworth Falls and 0.8% in Carramar, so landlords in Wentworth Falls face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Wentworth Falls is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,428 against 3,475, larger than Carramar; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Wentworth Falls for recent price momentum, Wentworth Falls 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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