Five Dock vs Matraville
Property investment comparison - Five Dock, NSW 2046 vs Matraville, NSW 2036
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Five Dock wins 0, Matraville wins 4. 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 | Five Dock | Matraville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| Median unit price | $1.2M | $955K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.14% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.64% | 4.33% |
| 1-year house growth | +0.1%estimate | +1.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Population | 9,823 | 9,925 |
Five Dock vs Matraville: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $2.8M in Five Dock and $2.8M in Matraville.
For units, Five Dock sits at a median of $1.2M against $955K in Matraville, which makes Matraville the more affordable unit market and Five Dock the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +0.1% in Five Dock (an estimate) and +1.6% in Matraville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Matraville, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Matraville and 2.0% in Five Dock, so landlords in Matraville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Matraville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,925 against 9,823, larger than Five Dock; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Matraville for recent price momentum, Matraville 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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