North Macksville vs Wentworth Point

The median house price is $820K in North Macksville and $815K in Wentworth Point, so Wentworth Point is the cheaper entry point, with North Macksville houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Wentworth Point leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.39%, compared with 3.79% in North Macksville, a gap of 1.60 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Wentworth Point and 2.6% in North Macksville, so landlords in Wentworth Point face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Wentworth Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,703 against 669, roughly 19 times the size of North Macksville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Wentworth Point for rental income, Wentworth Point for a lower purchase price, Wentworth Point for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.