Faulconbridge vs Ourimbah

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Faulconbridge and $1.2M in Ourimbah.

For units, Faulconbridge sits at a median of $815K against $685K in Ourimbah, which makes Ourimbah the more affordable unit market and Faulconbridge the pricier one.

On cash flow, Ourimbah leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.36%, compared with 3.03% in Faulconbridge, a gap of 0.33 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +11.6% in Faulconbridge (an estimate) and +2.6% in Ourimbah, so recent momentum favours Faulconbridge, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Faulconbridge and 1.9% in Ourimbah, so landlords in Faulconbridge face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Faulconbridge is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,156 against 4,019, larger than Ourimbah; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Ourimbah for rental income, Faulconbridge for recent price momentum, Faulconbridge for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.