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Manly vs Tennyson Point

Property investment comparison - Manly, NSW 2095 vs Tennyson Point, NSW 2111

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Manly wins 3, Tennyson Point 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.

MetricManlyTennyson Point
Median house price$5M$4.7M
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)2.11%2.04%
Gross rental yield (units)2.81%3.20%
1-year house growth+3.1%estimate+3.0%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate2.0%4.6%
Population16,2961,247

Manly vs Tennyson Point: what the numbers say

The median house price is $5M in Manly and $4.7M in Tennyson Point, so Tennyson Point is the cheaper entry point, with Manly houses about 6% dearer.

On cash flow, Manly leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.11%, compared with 2.04% in Tennyson Point, a gap of 0.07 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +3.1% in Manly (an estimate) and +3.0% in Tennyson Point (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Manly, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Manly and 4.6% in Tennyson Point, so landlords in Manly face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Manly is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,296 against 1,247, roughly 13 times the size of Tennyson Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Manly for rental income, Tennyson Point for a lower purchase price, Manly for recent price momentum, Manly 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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