Hampton vs Oxley

The median house price is $1.2M in Hampton and $1.2M in Oxley, so Oxley is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Hampton sits at a median of $285K against $820K in Oxley, which makes Hampton the more affordable unit market and Oxley the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +20.0% in Hampton and +19.6% in Oxley, so recent momentum favours Hampton, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Hampton houses are +38.1% and Oxley houses +53.8%, so Oxley has compounded faster than Hampton over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Oxley and 4.6% in Hampton, so landlords in Oxley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Oxley is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,100 against 469, roughly 19 times the size of Hampton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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