Gwynneville vs New Lambton
Property investment comparison - Gwynneville, NSW 2500 vs New Lambton, NSW 2305
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Gwynneville wins 3, New Lambton 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 | Gwynneville | New Lambton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $630K | $785K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.50% | 4.06% |
| 1-year house growth | -1.5% | +9.4% |
| 3-year house growth | +14.5% | +12.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Population | 3,139 | 10,651 |
Gwynneville vs New Lambton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Gwynneville and $1.3M in New Lambton, so New Lambton is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Gwynneville sits at a median of $630K against $785K in New Lambton, which makes Gwynneville the more affordable unit market and New Lambton the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -1.5% in Gwynneville and +9.4% in New Lambton, so recent momentum favours New Lambton, while Gwynneville went backwards.
Looking back three years, Gwynneville houses are +14.5% and New Lambton houses +12.1%, so Gwynneville has compounded faster than New Lambton over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in New Lambton and 0.8% in Gwynneville, so landlords in New Lambton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
New Lambton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,651 against 3,139, roughly 3.4 times the size of Gwynneville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: New Lambton for a lower purchase price, New Lambton for recent price momentum, New Lambton 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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