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McLeods Shoot vs McMahons Point

Property investment comparison - McLeods Shoot, NSW 2479 vs McMahons Point, NSW 2060

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: McLeods Shoot wins 3, McMahons Point 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.

MetricMcLeods ShootMcMahons Point
Median house price$4.4M$4.6M
Median unit price$1.1M$1.2M
Gross rental yield (houses)-1.63%
Gross rental yield (units)3.15%3.52%
1-year house growth--4.4%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.9%2.6%
Population1132,315

McLeods Shoot vs McMahons Point: what the numbers say

The median house price is $4.4M in McLeods Shoot and $4.6M in McMahons Point, so McLeods Shoot is the cheaper entry point, with McMahons Point houses about 4% dearer.

For units, McLeods Shoot sits at a median of $1.1M against $1.2M in McMahons Point, which makes McLeods Shoot the more affordable unit market and McMahons Point the pricier one.

Rental vacancy is 1.9% in McLeods Shoot and 2.6% in McMahons Point, so landlords in McLeods Shoot face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

McMahons Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,315 against 113, roughly 20 times the size of McLeods Shoot; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: McLeods Shoot for a lower purchase price, McLeods Shoot 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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