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Four Mile Creek vs Sussex Inlet

Property investment comparison - Four Mile Creek, NSW 2323 vs Sussex Inlet, NSW 2540

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Four Mile Creek wins 4, Sussex Inlet wins 0. 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.

MetricFour Mile CreekSussex Inlet
Median house price$780K$780K
Median unit price$620K$625K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.22%3.83%
Gross rental yield (units)4.37%4.10%
1-year house growth-+2.7%
3-year house growth-+6.6%
Vacancy rate0.6%3.1%
Population163,888

Four Mile Creek vs Sussex Inlet: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $780K in Four Mile Creek and $780K in Sussex Inlet.

For units, Four Mile Creek sits at a median of $620K against $625K in Sussex Inlet, which makes Four Mile Creek the more affordable unit market and Sussex Inlet the pricier one.

On cash flow, Four Mile Creek leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.22%, compared with 3.83% in Sussex Inlet, a gap of 0.39 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Four Mile Creek and 3.1% in Sussex Inlet, so landlords in Four Mile Creek face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Sussex Inlet is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,888 against 16, roughly 243 times the size of Four Mile Creek; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Four Mile Creek for rental income, Four Mile Creek 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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