Kiama Downs vs West Hoxton
Property investment comparison - Kiama Downs, NSW 2533 vs West Hoxton, NSW 2171
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kiama Downs wins 0, West Hoxton 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 | Kiama Downs | West Hoxton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.20% | 3.28% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.35% | - |
| 1-year house growth | -2.2%estimate | +8.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +18.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Population | 5,087 | 10,152 |
Kiama Downs vs West Hoxton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Kiama Downs and $1.4M in West Hoxton, so West Hoxton is the cheaper entry point, with Kiama Downs houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, West Hoxton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.28%, compared with 3.20% in Kiama Downs, a gap of 0.08 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -2.2% in Kiama Downs (an estimate) and +8.3% in West Hoxton, so recent momentum favours West Hoxton, while Kiama Downs went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 2.4% in West Hoxton and 2.8% in Kiama Downs, so landlords in West Hoxton face less competition for tenants.
West Hoxton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,152 against 5,087, larger than Kiama Downs; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: West Hoxton for rental income, West Hoxton for a lower purchase price, West Hoxton for recent price momentum, West Hoxton 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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