Kearns vs Woy Woy
Property investment comparison - Kearns, NSW 2558 vs Woy Woy, NSW 2256
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kearns wins 4, Woy Woy wins 1. 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 | Kearns | Woy Woy |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | $810K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.29% | 3.05% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.56% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +7.0% | +7.7% |
| 3-year house growth | +30.9% | +13.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Population | 2,693 | 11,072 |
Kearns vs Woy Woy: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Kearns and $1.1M in Woy Woy, so Kearns is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Kearns leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.29%, compared with 3.05% in Woy Woy, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.0% in Kearns and +7.7% in Woy Woy, so recent momentum favours Woy Woy, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Kearns houses are +30.9% and Woy Woy houses +13.6%, so Kearns has compounded faster than Woy Woy over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.4%.
Woy Woy is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,072 against 2,693, roughly 4.1 times the size of Kearns; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kearns for rental income, Kearns for a lower purchase price, Woy Woy 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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