Lockhart vs Tingha
Property investment comparison - Lockhart, NSW 2656 vs Tingha, NSW 2360
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Lockhart wins 2, Tingha 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 | Lockhart | Tingha |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $385K | $385K |
| Median unit price | $660K | $280K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.79% | 6.38% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.10% | 5.85% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.6% | -10.0%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +35.5% | +10.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | - |
| Population | 1,019 | 774 |
Lockhart vs Tingha: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $385K in Lockhart and $385K in Tingha.
For units, Lockhart sits at a median of $660K against $280K in Tingha, which makes Tingha the more affordable unit market and Lockhart the pricier one.
On cash flow, Tingha leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.38%, compared with 5.79% in Lockhart, a gap of 0.59 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.6% in Lockhart and -10.0% in Tingha (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Lockhart, while Tingha went backwards.
Looking back three years, Lockhart houses are +35.5% and Tingha houses +10.3%, so Lockhart has compounded faster than Tingha over the longer window.
Lockhart is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,019 against 774, larger than Tingha; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Tingha for rental income, Lockhart for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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