Estella vs Lakewood
Property investment comparison - Estella, NSW 2650 vs Lakewood, NSW 2443
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Estella wins 3, Lakewood 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 | Estella | Lakewood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750K | $750K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.66% | 4.00% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.60% | 3.89% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.6%estimate | +6.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -0.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Population | 2,541 | 1,249 |
Estella vs Lakewood: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $750K in Estella and $750K in Lakewood.
On cash flow, Estella leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.66%, compared with 4.00% in Lakewood, a gap of 0.66 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.6% in Estella (an estimate) and +6.6% in Lakewood, so recent momentum favours Estella, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.8%.
Estella is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,541 against 1,249, roughly 2.0 times the size of Lakewood; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Estella for rental income, Estella for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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