Hewett vs Kilburn

The median house price is $950K in Hewett and $940K in Kilburn, so Kilburn is the cheaper entry point, with Hewett houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Hewett sits at a median of $710K against $550K in Kilburn, which makes Kilburn the more affordable unit market and Hewett the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +12.4% in Hewett and +13.7% in Kilburn, so recent momentum favours Kilburn, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Hewett houses are +40.7% and Kilburn houses +57.2%, so Kilburn has compounded faster than Hewett over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Kilburn and 0.7% in Hewett, so landlords in Kilburn face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Kilburn is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,633 against 2,961, larger than Hewett; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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