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Lismore Heights vs Woodville

Property investment comparison - Lismore Heights, NSW 2480 vs Woodville, NSW 2324

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Lismore Heights wins 3, Woodville 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.

MetricLismore HeightsWoodville
Median house price$690K$685K
Median unit price$515K$530K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.90%4.96%
Gross rental yield (units)5.10%4.97%
1-year house growth+7.5%estimate-
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate0.4%1.3%
Population2,117440

Lismore Heights vs Woodville: what the numbers say

The median house price is $690K in Lismore Heights and $685K in Woodville, so Woodville is the cheaper entry point, with Lismore Heights houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Lismore Heights sits at a median of $515K against $530K in Woodville, which makes Lismore Heights the more affordable unit market and Woodville the pricier one.

On cash flow, Woodville leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.96%, compared with 4.90% in Lismore Heights, a gap of 0.06 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Lismore Heights and 1.3% in Woodville, so landlords in Lismore Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Lismore Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,117 against 440, roughly 4.8 times the size of Woodville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Woodville for rental income, Woodville for a lower purchase price, Lismore Heights 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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