Dundas Valley vs Mortdale

The median house price is $1.8M in Dundas Valley and $1.9M in Mortdale, so Dundas Valley is the cheaper entry point, with Mortdale houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Dundas Valley sits at a median of $1.2M against $815K in Mortdale, which makes Mortdale the more affordable unit market and Dundas Valley the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +0.1% in Dundas Valley (an estimate) and +7.2% in Mortdale (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Mortdale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Mortdale and 1.2% in Dundas Valley, so landlords in Mortdale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Mortdale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,745 against 5,875, larger than Dundas Valley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Dundas Valley for a lower purchase price, Mortdale for recent price momentum, Mortdale for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.