Junee vs West Tamworth
Property investment comparison - Junee, NSW 2663 vs West Tamworth, NSW 2340
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Junee wins 1, West Tamworth 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 | Junee | West Tamworth |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $495K | $500K |
| Median unit price | - | $360K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.41% | 4.69% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.75% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +10.4% | +15.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +27.7% | +45.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| Population | 5,066 | 5,471 |
Junee vs West Tamworth: what the numbers say
The median house price is $495K in Junee and $500K in West Tamworth, so Junee is the cheaper entry point, with West Tamworth houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, West Tamworth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.69%, compared with 4.41% in Junee, a gap of 0.28 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.4% in Junee and +15.5% in West Tamworth, so recent momentum favours West Tamworth, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Junee houses are +27.7% and West Tamworth houses +45.2%, so West Tamworth has compounded faster than Junee over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in West Tamworth and 1.5% in Junee, so landlords in West Tamworth face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
West Tamworth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,471 against 5,066, larger than Junee; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: West Tamworth for rental income, Junee for a lower purchase price, West Tamworth for recent price momentum, West Tamworth 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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