Croudace Bay vs Farmborough Heights
Property investment comparison - Croudace Bay, NSW 2280 vs Farmborough Heights, NSW 2526
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Croudace Bay wins 0, Farmborough Heights 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 | Croudace Bay | Farmborough Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.69% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.44% | 4.40% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.9%estimate | +7.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +22.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.6% | 1.0% |
| Population | 641 | 4,179 |
Croudace Bay vs Farmborough Heights: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Croudace Bay and $1.1M in Farmborough Heights.
On cash flow, Farmborough Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.69%, compared with 3.30% in Croudace Bay, a gap of 0.39 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.9% in Croudace Bay (an estimate) and +7.8% in Farmborough Heights, so recent momentum favours Farmborough Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Farmborough Heights and 2.6% in Croudace Bay, so landlords in Farmborough Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Farmborough Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,179 against 641, roughly 7 times the size of Croudace Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Farmborough Heights for rental income, Farmborough Heights for recent price momentum, Farmborough Heights 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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