Griffith vs Westdale

The median house price is $650K in Griffith and $640K in Westdale, so Westdale is the cheaper entry point, with Griffith houses about 2% dearer.

For units, Griffith sits at a median of $455K against $605K in Westdale, which makes Griffith the more affordable unit market and Westdale the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +9.2% in Griffith and +15.2% in Westdale (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Westdale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Griffith and 2.3% in Westdale, so landlords in Griffith face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Griffith is the bigger suburb, with a population of 19,505 against 2,963, roughly 7 times the size of Westdale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Westdale for a lower purchase price, Westdale for recent price momentum, Griffith for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.