Hoxton Park vs Kotara South
Property investment comparison - Hoxton Park, NSW 2171 vs Kotara South, NSW 2289
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hoxton Park wins 0, Kotara South wins 4. 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 | Hoxton Park | Kotara South |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $730K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.99% | 3.38% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.19% | 4.39% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.6%estimate | +10.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Population | 4,572 | 1,267 |
Hoxton Park vs Kotara South: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Hoxton Park and $1.2M in Kotara South.
On cash flow, Kotara South leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.38%, compared with 2.99% in Hoxton Park, a gap of 0.39 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.6% in Hoxton Park (an estimate) and +10.7% in Kotara South (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Kotara South, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Kotara South and 2.2% in Hoxton Park, so landlords in Kotara South face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hoxton Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,572 against 1,267, roughly 3.6 times the size of Kotara South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kotara South for rental income, Kotara South for recent price momentum, Kotara South 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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