Hampton Park vs Strathdale

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $730K in Hampton Park and $730K in Strathdale.

For units, Hampton Park sits at a median of $590K against $480K in Strathdale, which makes Strathdale the more affordable unit market and Hampton Park the pricier one.

On cash flow, Strathdale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.19%, compared with 4.04% in Hampton Park, a gap of 0.15 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.9% in Hampton Park (an estimate) and +11.5% in Strathdale, so recent momentum favours Strathdale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Strathdale and 2.3% in Hampton Park, so landlords in Strathdale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Hampton Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 26,082 against 5,756, roughly 4.5 times the size of Strathdale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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