Hurstville vs Wombarra
Property investment comparison - Hurstville, NSW 2220 vs Wombarra, NSW 2515
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hurstville wins 3, Wombarra wins 3. 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 | Hurstville | Wombarra |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| Median unit price | $780K | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.00% | 2.47% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.98% | 4.54% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.2% | +0.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +23.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Population | 31,162 | 944 |
Hurstville vs Wombarra: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.2M in Hurstville and $2.2M in Wombarra, so Wombarra is the cheaper entry point, with Hurstville houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Hurstville sits at a median of $780K against $1.1M in Wombarra, which makes Hurstville the more affordable unit market and Wombarra the pricier one.
On cash flow, Wombarra leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.47%, compared with 2.00% in Hurstville, a gap of 0.47 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.2% in Hurstville and +0.2% in Wombarra (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Hurstville, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.3%.
Hurstville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 31,162 against 944, roughly 33 times the size of Wombarra; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wombarra for rental income, Wombarra for a lower purchase price, Hurstville for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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