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Mannering Park vs Woody Head

Property investment comparison - Mannering Park, NSW 2259 vs Woody Head, NSW 2466

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mannering Park wins 2, Woody Head 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.

MetricMannering ParkWoody Head
Median house price$830K$830K
Median unit price$110K$510K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.08%4.43%
Gross rental yield (units)5.96%5.04%
1-year house growth+6.5%-
3-year house growth+15.7%-
Vacancy rate2.2%1.6%
Population2,5547

Mannering Park vs Woody Head: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $830K in Mannering Park and $830K in Woody Head.

For units, Mannering Park sits at a median of $110K against $510K in Woody Head, which makes Mannering Park the more affordable unit market and Woody Head the pricier one.

On cash flow, Woody Head leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.43%, compared with 4.08% in Mannering Park, a gap of 0.35 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Woody Head and 2.2% in Mannering Park, so landlords in Woody Head face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Mannering Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,554 against 7, roughly 365 times the size of Woody Head; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Woody Head for rental income, Woody 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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