Findon vs Meadows

The median house price is $1.0M in Findon and $1M in Meadows, so Meadows is the cheaper entry point, with Findon houses about 4% dearer.

For units, Findon sits at a median of $645K against $325K in Meadows, which makes Meadows the more affordable unit market and Findon the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +14.3% in Findon and +13.8% in Meadows, so recent momentum favours Findon, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Findon houses are +33.9% and Meadows houses +43.0%, so Meadows has compounded faster than Findon over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Findon and 1.1% in Meadows, so landlords in Findon face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Findon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,997 against 1,717, roughly 4.1 times the size of Meadows; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Meadows for a lower purchase price, Findon for recent price momentum, Findon for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.