Garden Suburb vs Jamberoo
Property investment comparison - Garden Suburb, NSW 2289 vs Jamberoo, NSW 2529
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Garden Suburb wins 2, Jamberoo wins 3. 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 | Garden Suburb | Jamberoo |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | $755K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.80% | 3.81% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.96% | 4.65% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.5% | -8.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +27.4% | -21.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| Population | 1,959 | 1,910 |
Garden Suburb vs Jamberoo: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Garden Suburb and $1.1M in Jamberoo.
Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.80% in Garden Suburb and 3.81% in Jamberoo, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.5% in Garden Suburb and -8.8% in Jamberoo (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Garden Suburb, while Jamberoo went backwards.
Looking back three years, Garden Suburb houses are +27.4% and Jamberoo houses -21.5%, so Garden Suburb has compounded faster than Jamberoo over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Jamberoo and 1.4% in Garden Suburb, so landlords in Jamberoo face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Garden Suburb is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,959 against 1,910, larger than Jamberoo; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Garden Suburb for recent price momentum, Jamberoo 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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