Mayfield vs Tanilba Bay
Property investment comparison - Mayfield, NSW 2540 vs Tanilba Bay, NSW 2319
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mayfield wins 2, Tanilba Bay 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 | Mayfield | Tanilba Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820K | $815K |
| Median unit price | $625K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.16% | 4.02% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.31% | 3.95% |
| 1-year house growth | -15.2%estimate | +5.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +9.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| Population | 9,856 | 3,237 |
Mayfield vs Tanilba Bay: what the numbers say
The median house price is $820K in Mayfield and $815K in Tanilba Bay, so Tanilba Bay is the cheaper entry point, with Mayfield houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Mayfield leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.16%, compared with 4.02% in Tanilba Bay, a gap of 0.14 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -15.2% in Mayfield (an estimate) and +5.3% in Tanilba Bay, so recent momentum favours Tanilba Bay, while Mayfield went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Tanilba Bay and 2.4% in Mayfield, so landlords in Tanilba Bay face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mayfield is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,856 against 3,237, roughly 3.0 times the size of Tanilba Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mayfield for rental income, Tanilba Bay for a lower purchase price, Tanilba Bay for recent price momentum, Tanilba Bay 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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