Cawdor vs Minto
Property investment comparison - Cawdor, NSW 2570 vs Minto, NSW 2566
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cawdor wins 4, Minto wins 0. 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 | Cawdor | Minto |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $715K | $735K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.70% | 3.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.09% | 3.54% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +8.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +19.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Population | 430 | 13,940 |
Cawdor vs Minto: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Cawdor and $1.1M in Minto.
For units, Cawdor sits at a median of $715K against $735K in Minto, which makes Cawdor the more affordable unit market and Minto the pricier one.
On cash flow, Cawdor leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.70%, compared with 3.20% in Minto, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Cawdor and 1.1% in Minto, so landlords in Cawdor face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Minto is the bigger suburb, with a population of 13,940 against 430, roughly 32 times the size of Cawdor; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Cawdor for rental income, Cawdor 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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