Garden Suburb vs Wyee
Property investment comparison - Garden Suburb, NSW 2289 vs Wyee, NSW 2259
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Garden Suburb wins 3, Wyee wins 2. 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 | Wyee |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.80% | 3.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.96% | 5.09% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.5% | +17.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +27.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Population | 1,959 | 2,909 |
Garden Suburb vs Wyee: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Garden Suburb and $1.1M in Wyee, so Garden Suburb is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Garden Suburb leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 3.50% in Wyee, a gap of 0.30 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.5% in Garden Suburb and +17.9% in Wyee (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Wyee, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Garden Suburb and 1.4% in Wyee, so landlords in Garden Suburb face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Wyee is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,909 against 1,959, larger than Garden Suburb; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Garden Suburb for rental income, Garden Suburb for a lower purchase price, Wyee for recent price momentum, Garden Suburb 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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