Pennant Hills vs Sylvania
Property investment comparison - Pennant Hills, NSW 2120 vs Sylvania, NSW 2224
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Pennant Hills wins 1, Sylvania 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 | Pennant Hills | Sylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| Median unit price | $730K | $1.3M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.89% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.18% |
| 1-year house growth | -6.1%estimate | +5.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Population | 7,588 | 10,749 |
Pennant Hills vs Sylvania: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $2.1M in Pennant Hills and $2.1M in Sylvania.
For units, Pennant Hills sits at a median of $730K against $1.3M in Sylvania, which makes Pennant Hills the more affordable unit market and Sylvania the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -6.1% in Pennant Hills (an estimate) and +5.4% in Sylvania (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Sylvania, while Pennant Hills went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Sylvania and 1.9% in Pennant Hills, so landlords in Sylvania face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Sylvania is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,749 against 7,588, larger than Pennant Hills; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Sylvania for recent price momentum, Sylvania 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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