Fairy Meadow vs South Granville
Property investment comparison - Fairy Meadow, NSW 2519 vs South Granville, NSW 2142
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Fairy Meadow wins 3, South Granville 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 | Fairy Meadow | South Granville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $620K | $870K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.90% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.86% | 3.36% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.9% | +2.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +19.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| Population | 7,512 | 5,829 |
Fairy Meadow vs South Granville: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Fairy Meadow and $1.4M in South Granville.
For units, Fairy Meadow sits at a median of $620K against $870K in South Granville, which makes Fairy Meadow the more affordable unit market and South Granville the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.9% in Fairy Meadow and +2.1% in South Granville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Fairy Meadow, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in South Granville and 1.4% in Fairy Meadow, so landlords in South Granville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Fairy Meadow is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,512 against 5,829, larger than South Granville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Fairy Meadow for recent price momentum, South Granville 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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