Hinchinbrook vs Mollymook Beach
Property investment comparison - Hinchinbrook, NSW 2168 vs Mollymook Beach, NSW 2539
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hinchinbrook wins 2, Mollymook Beach wins 1. 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 | Hinchinbrook | Mollymook Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $850K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | 2.91% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.10% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +8.4%estimate | +3.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +12.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| Population | 11,521 | 2,531 |
Hinchinbrook vs Mollymook Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Hinchinbrook and $1.2M in Mollymook Beach.
On cash flow, Hinchinbrook leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 2.91% in Mollymook Beach, a gap of 0.19 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.4% in Hinchinbrook (an estimate) and +3.0% in Mollymook Beach, so recent momentum favours Hinchinbrook, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Mollymook Beach and 2.2% in Hinchinbrook, so landlords in Mollymook Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hinchinbrook is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,521 against 2,531, roughly 4.6 times the size of Mollymook Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hinchinbrook for rental income, Hinchinbrook for recent price momentum, Mollymook 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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