Kotara South vs Tweed Heads West
Property investment comparison - Kotara South, NSW 2289 vs Tweed Heads West, NSW 2485
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kotara South wins 1, Tweed Heads West wins 3. 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 | Kotara South | Tweed Heads West |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $730K | $730K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.38% | 4.11% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.39% | 5.10% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.7%estimate | +9.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Population | 1,267 | 6,176 |
Kotara South vs Tweed Heads West: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Kotara South and $1.2M in Tweed Heads West.
On cash flow, Tweed Heads West leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.11%, compared with 3.38% in Kotara South, a gap of 0.73 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.7% in Kotara South (an estimate) and +9.7% in Tweed Heads West (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Kotara South, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Tweed Heads West and 0.9% in Kotara South, so landlords in Tweed Heads West face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Tweed Heads West is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,176 against 1,267, roughly 4.9 times the size of Kotara South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Tweed Heads West for rental income, Kotara South for recent price momentum, Tweed Heads West 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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