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Casula vs Ettalong Beach

Property investment comparison - Casula, NSW 2170 vs Ettalong Beach, NSW 2257

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Casula wins 3, Ettalong Beach 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.

MetricCasulaEttalong Beach
Median house price$1.3M$1.3M
Median unit price$860K$1.0M
Gross rental yield (houses)-2.60%
Gross rental yield (units)--
1-year house growth+8.7%estimate+6.6%
3-year house growth-+17.5%
Vacancy rate1.6%1.4%
Population16,5845,161

Casula vs Ettalong Beach: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.3M in Casula and $1.3M in Ettalong Beach, so Casula is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Casula sits at a median of $860K against $1.0M in Ettalong Beach, which makes Casula the more affordable unit market and Ettalong Beach the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.7% in Casula (an estimate) and +6.6% in Ettalong Beach, so recent momentum favours Casula, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Ettalong Beach and 1.6% in Casula, so landlords in Ettalong Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Casula is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,584 against 5,161, roughly 3.2 times the size of Ettalong Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Casula for a lower purchase price, Casula for recent price momentum, Ettalong Beach 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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