Dural vs Waitara

The median house price is $2.5M in Dural and $2.5M in Waitara, so Waitara is the cheaper entry point, with Dural houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Dural sits at a median of $1.2M against $800K in Waitara, which makes Waitara the more affordable unit market and Dural the pricier one.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 2.06% in Dural and 2.02% in Waitara, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Dural and -5.5% in Waitara (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Dural, while Waitara went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Waitara and 2.1% in Dural, so landlords in Waitara face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Dural is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,900 against 7,837, larger than Waitara; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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