Emu Heights vs Hoxton Park
Property investment comparison - Emu Heights, NSW 2750 vs Hoxton Park, NSW 2171
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Emu Heights wins 3, Hoxton Park 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 | Emu Heights | Hoxton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.22% | 2.99% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.94% | 4.19% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.5%estimate | +7.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Population | 3,205 | 4,572 |
Emu Heights vs Hoxton Park: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Emu Heights and $1.2M in Hoxton Park.
On cash flow, Emu Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.22%, compared with 2.99% in Hoxton Park, a gap of 0.23 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.5% in Emu Heights (an estimate) and +7.6% in Hoxton Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Emu Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Emu Heights and 2.2% in Hoxton Park, so landlords in Emu Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hoxton Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,572 against 3,205, larger than Emu Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Emu Heights for rental income, Emu Heights for recent price momentum, Emu Heights 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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