Edensor Park vs Parklea
Property investment comparison - Edensor Park, NSW 2176 vs Parklea, NSW 2768
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Edensor Park wins 3, Parklea wins 1. 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 | Edensor Park | Parklea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Median unit price | - | $690K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.52% | 3.03% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.95% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.0%estimate | +3.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +5.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Population | 10,279 | 3,684 |
Edensor Park vs Parklea: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.5M in Edensor Park and $1.5M in Parklea, so Edensor Park is the cheaper entry point, with Parklea houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Parklea leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.03%, compared with 2.52% in Edensor Park, a gap of 0.51 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.0% in Edensor Park (an estimate) and +3.7% in Parklea, so recent momentum favours Edensor Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Edensor Park and 1.8% in Parklea, so landlords in Edensor Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Edensor Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,279 against 3,684, roughly 2.8 times the size of Parklea; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Parklea for rental income, Edensor Park for a lower purchase price, Edensor Park for recent price momentum, Edensor Park 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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