Koolewong vs Rooty Hill

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Koolewong and $1.1M in Rooty Hill.

For units, Koolewong sits at a median of $690K against $840K in Rooty Hill, which makes Koolewong the more affordable unit market and Rooty Hill the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.8% in Koolewong and +8.5% in Rooty Hill, so recent momentum favours Koolewong, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Koolewong houses are +11.9% and Rooty Hill houses +29.2%, so Rooty Hill has compounded faster than Koolewong over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Koolewong and 1.6% in Rooty Hill, so landlords in Koolewong face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Rooty Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,176 against 920, roughly 18 times the size of Koolewong; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Koolewong for recent price momentum, Koolewong for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.