Dundas vs Skennars Head
Property investment comparison - Dundas, NSW 2117 vs Skennars Head, NSW 2478
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Dundas wins 2, Skennars Head 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 | Dundas | Skennars Head |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Median unit price | $680K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.43% | 3.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.75% | 3.55% |
| 1-year house growth | -2.1%estimate | +6.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +16.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Population | 4,959 | 1,303 |
Dundas vs Skennars Head: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.8M in Dundas and $1.8M in Skennars Head, so Skennars Head is the cheaper entry point, with Dundas houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Skennars Head leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.45%, compared with 2.43% in Dundas, a gap of 1.02 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -2.1% in Dundas (an estimate) and +6.7% in Skennars Head, so recent momentum favours Skennars Head, while Dundas went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Dundas and 1.9% in Skennars Head, so landlords in Dundas face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Dundas is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,959 against 1,303, roughly 3.8 times the size of Skennars Head; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Skennars Head for rental income, Skennars Head for a lower purchase price, Skennars Head for recent price momentum, Dundas 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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