Lennox Head vs Waterloo
Property investment comparison - Lennox Head, NSW 2478 vs Waterloo, NSW 2017
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Lennox Head wins 3, Waterloo 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 | Lennox Head | Waterloo |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | $1.2M | $935K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.49% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 5.42% |
| 1-year house growth | +2.8% | +2.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +18.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Population | 7,687 | 16,379 |
Lennox Head vs Waterloo: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Lennox Head and $1.7M in Waterloo, so Lennox Head is the cheaper entry point, with Waterloo houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Lennox Head sits at a median of $1.2M against $935K in Waterloo, which makes Waterloo the more affordable unit market and Lennox Head the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +2.8% in Lennox Head and +2.2% in Waterloo (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Lennox Head, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Lennox Head and 1.4% in Waterloo, so landlords in Lennox Head face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Waterloo is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,379 against 7,687, roughly 2.1 times the size of Lennox Head; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Lennox Head for a lower purchase price, Lennox Head for recent price momentum, Lennox Head 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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