Mount Victoria vs South Murwillumbah
Property investment comparison - Mount Victoria, NSW 2786 vs South Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mount Victoria wins 1, South Murwillumbah 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 | Mount Victoria | South Murwillumbah |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850K | $850K |
| Median unit price | $555K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.60% | 4.65% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.56% | 4.05% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.3%estimate | +5.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +27.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Population | 945 | 1,064 |
Mount Victoria vs South Murwillumbah: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $850K in Mount Victoria and $850K in South Murwillumbah.
On cash flow, South Murwillumbah leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.65%, compared with 3.60% in Mount Victoria, a gap of 1.05 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.3% in Mount Victoria (an estimate) and +5.3% in South Murwillumbah, so recent momentum favours Mount Victoria, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in South Murwillumbah and 0.6% in Mount Victoria, so landlords in South Murwillumbah face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
South Murwillumbah is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,064 against 945, larger than Mount Victoria; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: South Murwillumbah for rental income, Mount Victoria for recent price momentum, South Murwillumbah 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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