Junction Hill vs Yenda
Property investment comparison - Junction Hill, NSW 2460 vs Yenda, NSW 2680
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Junction Hill wins 3, Yenda 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 | Junction Hill | Yenda |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $595K | $600K |
| Median unit price | - | $400K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.10% | 4.72% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.26% | 4.52% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.4% | +7.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +1.9% | +100.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Population | 1,547 | 1,564 |
Junction Hill vs Yenda: what the numbers say
The median house price is $595K in Junction Hill and $600K in Yenda, so Junction Hill is the cheaper entry point, with Yenda houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Junction Hill leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.10%, compared with 4.72% in Yenda, a gap of 0.38 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.4% in Junction Hill and +7.5% in Yenda (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Yenda, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Junction Hill houses are +1.9% and Yenda houses +100.0%, so Yenda has compounded faster than Junction Hill over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.6%.
Yenda is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,564 against 1,547, larger than Junction Hill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Junction Hill for rental income, Junction Hill for a lower purchase price, Yenda 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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