Kearns vs Wyee
Property investment comparison - Kearns, NSW 2558 vs Wyee, NSW 2259
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kearns wins 1, Wyee 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 | Kearns | Wyee |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.29% | 3.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.56% | 5.09% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.0% | +17.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +30.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Population | 2,693 | 2,909 |
Kearns vs Wyee: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Kearns and $1.1M in Wyee, so Wyee is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Wyee leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.50%, compared with 3.29% in Kearns, a gap of 0.21 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.0% in Kearns and +17.9% in Wyee (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Wyee, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Kearns and 1.4% in Wyee, so landlords in Kearns face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Wyee is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,909 against 2,693, larger than Kearns; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wyee for rental income, Wyee for a lower purchase price, Wyee for recent price momentum, Kearns 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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