Old Bar vs Woody Head
Property investment comparison - Old Bar, NSW 2430 vs Woody Head, NSW 2466
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Old Bar wins 1, Woody Head 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 | Old Bar | Woody Head |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $830K | $830K |
| Median unit price | $550K | $510K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.15% | 4.43% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.20% | 5.04% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.7% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +7.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| Population | 5,126 | 7 |
Old Bar vs Woody Head: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $830K in Old Bar and $830K in Woody Head.
For units, Old Bar sits at a median of $550K against $510K in Woody Head, which makes Woody Head the more affordable unit market and Old Bar the pricier one.
On cash flow, Woody Head leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.43%, compared with 4.15% in Old Bar, a gap of 0.28 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Woody Head and 1.9% in Old Bar, so landlords in Woody Head face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Old Bar is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,126 against 7, roughly 732 times the size of Woody Head; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Woody Head for rental income, Woody Head 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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