Chittaway Point vs Yamba

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $985K in Chittaway Point and $985K in Yamba.

For units, Chittaway Point sits at a median of $675K against $780K in Yamba, which makes Chittaway Point the more affordable unit market and Yamba the pricier one.

On cash flow, Chittaway Point leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.70%, compared with 3.59% in Yamba, a gap of 0.11 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.0% in Chittaway Point (an estimate) and +4.7% in Yamba, so recent momentum favours Chittaway Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Yamba and 2.3% in Chittaway Point, so landlords in Yamba face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Yamba is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,405 against 947, roughly 7 times the size of Chittaway Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Chittaway Point for rental income, Chittaway Point for recent price momentum, Yamba for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.