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Corindi Beach vs Thrumster

Property investment comparison - Corindi Beach, NSW 2456 vs Thrumster, NSW 2444

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Corindi Beach wins 2, Thrumster 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.

MetricCorindi BeachThrumster
Median house price$915K$915K
Median unit price$705K$770K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.80%4.26%
Gross rental yield (units)3.94%4.49%
1-year house growth+4.2%+4.2%
3-year house growth-1.1%+9.6%
Vacancy rate1.7%2.3%
Population1,8022,382

Corindi Beach vs Thrumster: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $915K in Corindi Beach and $915K in Thrumster.

For units, Corindi Beach sits at a median of $705K against $770K in Thrumster, which makes Corindi Beach the more affordable unit market and Thrumster the pricier one.

On cash flow, Thrumster leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.26%, compared with 3.80% in Corindi Beach, a gap of 0.46 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.2% in both suburbs.

Looking back three years, Corindi Beach houses are -1.1% and Thrumster houses +9.6%, so Thrumster has compounded faster than Corindi Beach over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Corindi Beach and 2.3% in Thrumster, so landlords in Corindi Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Thrumster is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,382 against 1,802, larger than Corindi Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Thrumster for rental income, Corindi Beach 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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