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North Rothbury vs Wooli

Property investment comparison - North Rothbury, NSW 2335 vs Wooli, NSW 2462

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: North Rothbury wins 3, Wooli 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.

MetricNorth RothburyWooli
Median house price$870K$870K
Median unit price$555K-
Gross rental yield (houses)4.37%3.04%
Gross rental yield (units)4.51%5.03%
1-year house growth+15.3%+0.8%estimate
3-year house growth+117.1%-
Vacancy rate3.8%4.0%
Population2,502503

North Rothbury vs Wooli: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $870K in North Rothbury and $870K in Wooli.

On cash flow, North Rothbury leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.37%, compared with 3.04% in Wooli, a gap of 1.33 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +15.3% in North Rothbury and +0.8% in Wooli (an estimate), so recent momentum favours North Rothbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 3.8% in North Rothbury and 4.0% in Wooli, so landlords in North Rothbury face less competition for tenants.

North Rothbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,502 against 503, roughly 5.0 times the size of Wooli; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: North Rothbury for rental income, North Rothbury for recent price momentum, North Rothbury 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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