Kentlyn vs Mona Vale
Property investment comparison - Kentlyn, NSW 2560 vs Mona Vale, NSW 2103
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kentlyn wins 4, Mona Vale 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 | Kentlyn | Mona Vale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.8M | $2.9M |
| Median unit price | $530K | $1.7M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.19% | 2.37% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.82% | 2.85% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +2.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +0.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Population | 726 | 10,877 |
Kentlyn vs Mona Vale: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.8M in Kentlyn and $2.9M in Mona Vale, so Kentlyn is the cheaper entry point, with Mona Vale houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Kentlyn sits at a median of $530K against $1.7M in Mona Vale, which makes Kentlyn the more affordable unit market and Mona Vale the pricier one.
On cash flow, Mona Vale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.37%, compared with 1.19% in Kentlyn, a gap of 1.18 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Kentlyn and 1.1% in Mona Vale, so landlords in Kentlyn face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mona Vale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,877 against 726, roughly 15 times the size of Kentlyn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mona Vale for rental income, Kentlyn for a lower purchase price, Kentlyn 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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