Marrickville vs Stanwell Park
Property investment comparison - Marrickville, NSW 2204 vs Stanwell Park, NSW 2508
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Marrickville wins 2, Stanwell Park wins 1. 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 | Marrickville | Stanwell Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| Median unit price | $980K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.53% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.51% |
| 1-year house growth | -1.5%estimate | +9.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| Population | 26,570 | 1,532 |
Marrickville vs Stanwell Park: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.2M in Marrickville and $2.2M in Stanwell Park, so Marrickville is the cheaper entry point, with Stanwell Park houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved -1.5% in Marrickville (an estimate) and +9.4% in Stanwell Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Stanwell Park, while Marrickville went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Marrickville and 2.5% in Stanwell Park, so landlords in Marrickville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Marrickville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 26,570 against 1,532, roughly 17 times the size of Stanwell Park; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Marrickville for a lower purchase price, Stanwell Park for recent price momentum, Marrickville 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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