Granville vs Mollymook
Property investment comparison - Granville, NSW 2142 vs Mollymook, NSW 2539
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Granville wins 2, Mollymook wins 1. 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 | Granville | Mollymook |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $530K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.12% | 2.70% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.25% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +6.4%estimate | +3.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +13.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Population | 16,716 | 1,195 |
Granville vs Mollymook: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Granville and $1.3M in Mollymook.
On cash flow, Granville leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.12%, compared with 2.70% in Mollymook, a gap of 0.42 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.4% in Granville (an estimate) and +3.7% in Mollymook, so recent momentum favours Granville, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Mollymook and 1.5% in Granville, so landlords in Mollymook face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Granville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,716 against 1,195, roughly 14 times the size of Mollymook; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Granville for rental income, Granville for recent price momentum, Mollymook 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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