Haywards Bay vs Moonee Beach
Property investment comparison - Haywards Bay, NSW 2530 vs Moonee Beach, NSW 2450
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Haywards Bay wins 3, Moonee Beach wins 2. 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 | Haywards Bay | Moonee Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $680K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.87% | 3.54% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.84% | 4.40% |
| 1-year house growth | +21.8% | +12.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +22.9% | +9.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.9% | 2.0% |
| Population | 1,280 | 2,176 |
Haywards Bay vs Moonee Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Haywards Bay and $1.3M in Moonee Beach.
On cash flow, Moonee Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.54%, compared with 2.87% in Haywards Bay, a gap of 0.67 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +21.8% in Haywards Bay and +12.5% in Moonee Beach, so recent momentum favours Haywards Bay, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Haywards Bay houses are +22.9% and Moonee Beach houses +9.0%, so Haywards Bay has compounded faster than Moonee Beach over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Moonee Beach and 4.9% in Haywards Bay, so landlords in Moonee Beach face less competition for tenants.
Moonee Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,176 against 1,280, larger than Haywards Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Moonee Beach for rental income, Haywards Bay for recent price momentum, Moonee Beach 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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