Darling Point vs Kemps Creek
Property investment comparison - Darling Point, NSW 2027 vs Kemps Creek, NSW 2178
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Darling Point wins 1, Kemps Creek 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.
| Metric | Darling Point | Kemps Creek |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Median unit price | - | $1.3M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.67% | 0.99% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.95% | - |
| 1-year house growth | -21.0%estimate | +1.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.8% | 0.6% |
| Population | 3,977 | 2,121 |
Darling Point vs Kemps Creek: what the numbers say
The median house price is $4.1M in Darling Point and $4.1M in Kemps Creek, so Kemps Creek is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Darling Point leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.67%, compared with 0.99% in Kemps Creek, a gap of 1.68 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -21.0% in Darling Point (an estimate) and +1.6% in Kemps Creek (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Kemps Creek, while Darling Point went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Kemps Creek and 3.8% in Darling Point, so landlords in Kemps Creek face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Darling Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,977 against 2,121, larger than Kemps Creek; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Darling Point for rental income, Kemps Creek for a lower purchase price, Kemps Creek for recent price momentum, Kemps Creek 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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