Clifton vs Westmead
Property investment comparison - Clifton, NSW 2515 vs Westmead, NSW 2145
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Clifton wins 2, Westmead 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 | Clifton | Westmead |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.0M | $2M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $600K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.55% | 2.23% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.39% | 5.63% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +1.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +7.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Population | 35 | 16,555 |
Clifton vs Westmead: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.0M in Clifton and $2M in Westmead, so Clifton is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Clifton sits at a median of $1.1M against $600K in Westmead, which makes Westmead the more affordable unit market and Clifton the pricier one.
On cash flow, Clifton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.55%, compared with 2.23% in Westmead, a gap of 1.32 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Westmead and 2.5% in Clifton, so landlords in Westmead face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Westmead is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,555 against 35, roughly 473 times the size of Clifton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Clifton for rental income, Clifton for a lower purchase price, Westmead 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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