Great Mackerel Beach vs Westmead
Property investment comparison - Great Mackerel Beach, NSW 2108 vs Westmead, NSW 2145
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Great Mackerel Beach wins 1, Westmead 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 | Great Mackerel Beach | Westmead |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.0M | $2M |
| Median unit price | $1.6M | $600K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.23% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.71% | 5.63% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +1.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +7.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 3.1% | 1.0% |
| Population | 50 | 16,555 |
Great Mackerel Beach vs Westmead: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.0M in Great Mackerel Beach and $2M in Westmead, so Great Mackerel Beach is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Great Mackerel Beach sits at a median of $1.6M against $600K in Westmead, which makes Westmead the more affordable unit market and Great Mackerel Beach the pricier one.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Westmead and 3.1% in Great Mackerel Beach, so landlords in Westmead face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Westmead is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,555 against 50, roughly 331 times the size of Great Mackerel Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Great Mackerel Beach for a lower purchase price, Westmead 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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