Manunda vs Shaw

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $745K in Manunda and $745K in Shaw.

For units, Manunda sits at a median of $355K against $525K in Shaw, which makes Manunda the more affordable unit market and Shaw the pricier one.

On cash flow, Manunda leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.76%, compared with 4.10% in Shaw, a gap of 0.66 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +21.3% in Manunda (an estimate) and +15.8% in Shaw, so recent momentum favours Manunda, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Manunda and 0.7% in Shaw, so landlords in Manunda face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Manunda is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,191 against 760, roughly 7 times the size of Shaw; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Manunda for rental income, Manunda for recent price momentum, Manunda for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.