Huntley vs Salt Ash
Property investment comparison - Huntley, NSW 2530 vs Salt Ash, NSW 2318
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Huntley wins 2, Salt Ash 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 | Huntley | Salt Ash |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $640K | $505K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.69% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.73% | 6.61% |
| 1-year house growth | - | -1.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| Population | 66 | 1,103 |
Huntley vs Salt Ash: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Huntley and $1.1M in Salt Ash.
For units, Huntley sits at a median of $640K against $505K in Salt Ash, which makes Salt Ash the more affordable unit market and Huntley the pricier one.
On cash flow, Huntley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.69%, compared with 3.34% in Salt Ash, a gap of 1.35 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Huntley and 3.2% in Salt Ash, so landlords in Huntley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Salt Ash is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,103 against 66, roughly 17 times the size of Huntley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Huntley for rental income, Huntley 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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