Hinton vs Warnervale
Property investment comparison - Hinton, NSW 2321 vs Warnervale, NSW 2259
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hinton wins 3, Warnervale 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 | Hinton | Warnervale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $960K | $960K |
| Median unit price | $605K | $800K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.30% | 4.26% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.57% | 4.35% |
| 1-year house growth | +24.0%estimate | -4.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +8.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 6.3% | 3.6% |
| Population | 471 | 701 |
Hinton vs Warnervale: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $960K in Hinton and $960K in Warnervale.
For units, Hinton sits at a median of $605K against $800K in Warnervale, which makes Hinton the more affordable unit market and Warnervale the pricier one.
On cash flow, Warnervale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.26%, compared with 2.30% in Hinton, a gap of 1.96 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +24.0% in Hinton (an estimate) and -4.3% in Warnervale, so recent momentum favours Hinton, while Warnervale went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 3.6% in Warnervale and 6.3% in Hinton, so landlords in Warnervale face less competition for tenants.
Warnervale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 701 against 471, larger than Hinton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Warnervale for rental income, Hinton for recent price momentum, Warnervale 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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