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Greenhill vs Woodburn

Property investment comparison - Greenhill, NSW 2440 vs Woodburn, NSW 2472

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Greenhill wins 0, Woodburn wins 4. 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.

MetricGreenhillWoodburn
Median house price$535K$535K
Median unit price$555K-
Gross rental yield (houses)5.35%6.63%
Gross rental yield (units)3.57%3.78%
1-year house growth+1.3%+4.7%estimate
3-year house growth+8.0%-
Vacancy rate2.3%1.1%
Population757743

Greenhill vs Woodburn: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $535K in Greenhill and $535K in Woodburn.

On cash flow, Woodburn leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.63%, compared with 5.35% in Greenhill, a gap of 1.28 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +1.3% in Greenhill and +4.7% in Woodburn (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Woodburn, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Woodburn and 2.3% in Greenhill, so landlords in Woodburn face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Greenhill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 757 against 743, larger than Woodburn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Woodburn for rental income, Woodburn for recent price momentum, Woodburn 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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