Ellalong vs Tuggerah
Property investment comparison - Ellalong, NSW 2325 vs Tuggerah, NSW 2259
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Ellalong wins 2, Tuggerah 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 | Ellalong | Tuggerah |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825K | $820K |
| Median unit price | $470K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.85% | 3.97% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.79% | 4.28% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.2% | +3.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +15.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.1% | 0.7% |
| Population | 1,351 | 925 |
Ellalong vs Tuggerah: what the numbers say
The median house price is $825K in Ellalong and $820K in Tuggerah, so Tuggerah is the cheaper entry point, with Ellalong houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Tuggerah leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.97%, compared with 3.85% in Ellalong, a gap of 0.12 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.2% in Ellalong and +3.4% in Tuggerah (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Ellalong, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Tuggerah and 2.1% in Ellalong, so landlords in Tuggerah face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Ellalong is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,351 against 925, larger than Tuggerah; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Tuggerah for rental income, Tuggerah for a lower purchase price, Ellalong for recent price momentum, Tuggerah 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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