Colyton vs Jamisontown
Property investment comparison - Colyton, NSW 2760 vs Jamisontown, NSW 2750
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Colyton wins 1, Jamisontown 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 | Colyton | Jamisontown |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | $580K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.83% | 3.27% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.33% | 4.35% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.9%estimate | +10.0%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.7% | 1.1% |
| Population | 8,770 | 5,321 |
Colyton vs Jamisontown: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Colyton and $1.1M in Jamisontown.
On cash flow, Jamisontown leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.27%, compared with 2.83% in Colyton, a gap of 0.44 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.9% in Colyton (an estimate) and +10.0% in Jamisontown (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Colyton, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Jamisontown and 2.7% in Colyton, so landlords in Jamisontown face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Colyton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,770 against 5,321, larger than Jamisontown; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Jamisontown for rental income, Colyton for recent price momentum, Jamisontown 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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