Carss Park vs Narraweena
Property investment comparison - Carss Park, NSW 2221 vs Narraweena, NSW 2099
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Carss Park wins 0, Narraweena 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 | Carss Park | Narraweena |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Median unit price | $1.0M | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.13% | 2.54% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.86% |
| 1-year house growth | +1.4%estimate | +3.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 5.9% | 0.8% |
| Population | 1,265 | 6,971 |
Carss Park vs Narraweena: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $2.5M in Carss Park and $2.5M in Narraweena.
On cash flow, Narraweena leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.54%, compared with 2.13% in Carss Park, a gap of 0.41 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +1.4% in Carss Park (an estimate) and +3.2% in Narraweena (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Narraweena, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Narraweena and 5.9% in Carss Park, so landlords in Narraweena face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Narraweena is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,971 against 1,265, roughly 6 times the size of Carss Park; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Narraweena for rental income, Narraweena for recent price momentum, Narraweena 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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