Huntingdale vs St Helena

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Huntingdale and $1.3M in St Helena.

For units, Huntingdale sits at a median of $620K against $895K in St Helena, which makes Huntingdale the more affordable unit market and St Helena the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +0.8% in Huntingdale and -1.1% in St Helena, so recent momentum favours Huntingdale, while St Helena went backwards.

Looking back three years, Huntingdale houses are +7.1% and St Helena houses +9.7%, so St Helena has compounded faster than Huntingdale over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Huntingdale and 1.3% in St Helena, so landlords in Huntingdale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

St Helena is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,890 against 1,949, larger than Huntingdale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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