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Mount Elliot vs North Batemans Bay

Property investment comparison - Mount Elliot, NSW 2250 vs North Batemans Bay, NSW 2536

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mount Elliot wins 3, North Batemans Bay wins 0. 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.

MetricMount ElliotNorth Batemans Bay
Median house price$950K$950K
Median unit price$605K-
Gross rental yield (houses)4.14%3.28%
Gross rental yield (units)5.72%4.80%
1-year house growth-+1.7%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate0.9%1.1%
Population169794

Mount Elliot vs North Batemans Bay: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $950K in Mount Elliot and $950K in North Batemans Bay.

On cash flow, Mount Elliot leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.14%, compared with 3.28% in North Batemans Bay, a gap of 0.86 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Mount Elliot and 1.1% in North Batemans Bay, so landlords in Mount Elliot face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

North Batemans Bay is the bigger suburb, with a population of 794 against 169, roughly 4.7 times the size of Mount Elliot; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mount Elliot for rental income, Mount Elliot 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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