Mount Victoria vs North Macksville
Property investment comparison - Mount Victoria, NSW 2786 vs North Macksville, NSW 2447
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mount Victoria wins 3, North Macksville 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 | Mount Victoria | North Macksville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850K | $850K |
| Median unit price | $555K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.60% | 3.49% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.56% | 5.36% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.3%estimate | +5.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Population | 945 | 669 |
Mount Victoria vs North Macksville: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $850K in Mount Victoria and $850K in North Macksville.
On cash flow, Mount Victoria leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.60%, compared with 3.49% in North Macksville, a gap of 0.11 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.3% in Mount Victoria (an estimate) and +5.5% in North Macksville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Mount Victoria, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Mount Victoria and 1.2% in North Macksville, so landlords in Mount Victoria face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mount Victoria is the bigger suburb, with a population of 945 against 669, larger than North Macksville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Victoria for rental income, Mount Victoria for recent price momentum, Mount Victoria 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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