Cooma vs Moobi
Property investment comparison - Cooma, NSW 2630 vs Moobi, NSW 2337
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cooma wins 0, Moobi wins 4. 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 | Cooma | Moobi |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $580K | $580K |
| Median unit price | $580K | $320K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.70% | 5.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.32% | 6.64% |
| 1-year house growth | +3.1% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +16.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 0.6% |
| Population | 6,715 | 168 |
Cooma vs Moobi: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $580K in Cooma and $580K in Moobi.
For units, Cooma sits at a median of $580K against $320K in Moobi, which makes Moobi the more affordable unit market and Cooma the pricier one.
On cash flow, Moobi leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.20%, compared with 4.70% in Cooma, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Moobi and 1.9% in Cooma, so landlords in Moobi face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Cooma is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,715 against 168, roughly 40 times the size of Moobi; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Moobi for rental income, Moobi 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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