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Greenwell Point vs Moruya

Property investment comparison - Greenwell Point, NSW 2540 vs Moruya, NSW 2537

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Greenwell Point wins 1, Moruya 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.

MetricGreenwell PointMoruya
Median house price$805K$800K
Median unit price$620K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.81%4.03%
Gross rental yield (units)3.29%4.90%
1-year house growth+4.0%estimate+3.4%
3-year house growth-+2.5%
Vacancy rate1.7%0.4%
Population1,2454,295

Greenwell Point vs Moruya: what the numbers say

The median house price is $805K in Greenwell Point and $800K in Moruya, so Moruya is the cheaper entry point, with Greenwell Point houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Moruya leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.03%, compared with 3.81% in Greenwell Point, a gap of 0.22 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.0% in Greenwell Point (an estimate) and +3.4% in Moruya, so recent momentum favours Greenwell Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Moruya and 1.7% in Greenwell Point, so landlords in Moruya face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Moruya is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,295 against 1,245, roughly 3.4 times the size of Greenwell Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Moruya for rental income, Moruya for a lower purchase price, Greenwell Point for recent price momentum, Moruya 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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