Pacific Haven vs White Rock

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $665K in Pacific Haven and $665K in White Rock.

For units, Pacific Haven sits at a median of $555K against $540K in White Rock, which makes White Rock the more affordable unit market and Pacific Haven the pricier one.

On cash flow, White Rock leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.90%, compared with 4.54% in Pacific Haven, a gap of 0.36 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +2.7% in Pacific Haven (an estimate) and +17.0% in White Rock, so recent momentum favours White Rock, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in White Rock and 3.6% in Pacific Haven, so landlords in White Rock face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

White Rock is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,918 against 778, roughly 6 times the size of Pacific Haven; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: White Rock for rental income, White Rock for recent price momentum, White Rock for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.