Pendle Hill vs Toongabbie
Property investment comparison - Pendle Hill, NSW 2145 vs Toongabbie, NSW 2146
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Pendle Hill wins 3, Toongabbie 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.
| Metric | Pendle Hill | Toongabbie |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $510K | $605K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.60% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.97% | 5.55% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.5%estimate | +7.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +8.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| Population | 7,743 | 16,177 |
Pendle Hill vs Toongabbie: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Pendle Hill and $1.4M in Toongabbie.
For units, Pendle Hill sits at a median of $510K against $605K in Toongabbie, which makes Pendle Hill the more affordable unit market and Toongabbie the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.5% in Pendle Hill (an estimate) and +7.9% in Toongabbie, so recent momentum favours Toongabbie, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Pendle Hill and 2.4% in Toongabbie, so landlords in Pendle Hill face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Toongabbie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,177 against 7,743, roughly 2.1 times the size of Pendle Hill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Toongabbie for recent price momentum, Pendle Hill 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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