Nyah West vs Paradise Beach
Property investment comparison - Nyah West, VIC 3595 vs Paradise Beach, VIC 3851
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Nyah West wins 2, Paradise Beach wins 2. 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 | Nyah West | Paradise Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $325K | $325K |
| Median unit price | $485K | $475K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.99% | 5.41% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.37% | 2.06% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.2%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Population | 673 | 172 |
Nyah West vs Paradise Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $325K in Nyah West and $325K in Paradise Beach.
For units, Nyah West sits at a median of $485K against $475K in Paradise Beach, which makes Paradise Beach the more affordable unit market and Nyah West the pricier one.
On cash flow, Nyah West leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.99%, compared with 5.41% in Paradise Beach, a gap of 0.58 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Paradise Beach and 1.2% in Nyah West, so landlords in Paradise Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Nyah West is the bigger suburb, with a population of 673 against 172, roughly 3.9 times the size of Paradise Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Nyah West for rental income, Paradise Beach 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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