East Ballina vs Long Point
Property investment comparison - East Ballina, NSW 2478 vs Long Point, NSW 2564
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: East Ballina wins 2, Long Point 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 | East Ballina | Long Point |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $845K | $640K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.19% | 2.63% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.50% | 4.60% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.2% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +15.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Population | 5,882 | 237 |
East Ballina vs Long Point: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in East Ballina and $1.4M in Long Point, so Long Point is the cheaper entry point.
For units, East Ballina sits at a median of $845K against $640K in Long Point, which makes Long Point the more affordable unit market and East Ballina the pricier one.
On cash flow, East Ballina leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.19%, compared with 2.63% in Long Point, a gap of 0.56 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.8%.
East Ballina is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,882 against 237, roughly 25 times the size of Long Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: East Ballina for rental income, Long Point for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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