Darling Point vs Fairlight
Property investment comparison - Darling Point, NSW 2027 vs Fairlight, NSW 2094
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Darling Point wins 3, Fairlight wins 2. 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 | Darling Point | Fairlight |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.67% | 2.35% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.95% | 2.45% |
| 1-year house growth | -21.0%estimate | +2.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.8% | 1.8% |
| Population | 3,977 | 6,141 |
Darling Point vs Fairlight: what the numbers say
The median house price is $4.1M in Darling Point and $4.1M in Fairlight, so Darling Point is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Darling Point leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.67%, compared with 2.35% in Fairlight, a gap of 0.32 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -21.0% in Darling Point (an estimate) and +2.3% in Fairlight (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Fairlight, while Darling Point went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Fairlight and 3.8% in Darling Point, so landlords in Fairlight face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Fairlight is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,141 against 3,977, larger than Darling Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Darling Point for rental income, Darling Point for a lower purchase price, Fairlight for recent price momentum, Fairlight 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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