Kincumber vs Lurnea
Property investment comparison - Kincumber, NSW 2251 vs Lurnea, NSW 2170
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kincumber wins 2, Lurnea wins 2. 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 | Kincumber | Lurnea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $745K | $750K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.02% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +4.6% | +10.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +16.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Population | 7,398 | 10,057 |
Kincumber vs Lurnea: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Kincumber and $1.2M in Lurnea.
For units, Kincumber sits at a median of $745K against $750K in Lurnea, which makes Kincumber the more affordable unit market and Lurnea the pricier one.
On cash flow, Kincumber leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 3.02% in Lurnea, a gap of 0.28 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.6% in Kincumber and +10.6% in Lurnea (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Lurnea, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Lurnea and 1.3% in Kincumber, so landlords in Lurnea face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Lurnea is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,057 against 7,398, larger than Kincumber; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kincumber for rental income, Lurnea for recent price momentum, Lurnea 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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