Corrimal vs Maddens Plains
Property investment comparison - Corrimal, NSW 2518 vs Maddens Plains, NSW 2508
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Corrimal wins 3, Maddens Plains wins 1. 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 | Corrimal | Maddens Plains |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $735K | $910K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.43% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.22% | 4.11% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.6% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +19.2% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Population | 6,972 | 8 |
Corrimal vs Maddens Plains: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Corrimal and $1.3M in Maddens Plains.
For units, Corrimal sits at a median of $735K against $910K in Maddens Plains, which makes Corrimal the more affordable unit market and Maddens Plains the pricier one.
On cash flow, Maddens Plains leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.43%, compared with 3.30% in Corrimal, a gap of 0.13 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Corrimal and 1.0% in Maddens Plains, so landlords in Corrimal face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Corrimal is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,972 against 8, roughly 872 times the size of Maddens Plains; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Maddens Plains for rental income, Corrimal 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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