Merrylands vs Mount Kembla
Property investment comparison - Merrylands, NSW 2160 vs Mount Kembla, NSW 2526
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Merrylands wins 4, Mount Kembla 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 | Merrylands | Mount Kembla |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $540K | $750K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.74% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.95% | 4.87% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.4% | +3.6% |
| 3-year house growth | +9.6% | +23.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 7.4% |
| Population | 32,472 | 1,083 |
Merrylands vs Mount Kembla: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Merrylands and $1.4M in Mount Kembla.
For units, Merrylands sits at a median of $540K against $750K in Mount Kembla, which makes Merrylands the more affordable unit market and Mount Kembla the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.4% in Merrylands and +3.6% in Mount Kembla, so recent momentum favours Merrylands, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Merrylands houses are +9.6% and Mount Kembla houses +23.5%, so Mount Kembla has compounded faster than Merrylands over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Merrylands and 7.4% in Mount Kembla, so landlords in Merrylands face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Merrylands is the bigger suburb, with a population of 32,472 against 1,083, roughly 30 times the size of Mount Kembla; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Merrylands for recent price momentum, Merrylands 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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