Queanbeyan West vs Tatton
Property investment comparison - Queanbeyan West, NSW 2620 vs Tatton, NSW 2650
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Queanbeyan West wins 1, Tatton 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 | Queanbeyan West | Tatton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $890K | $890K |
| Median unit price | $690K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.03% | 3.90% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.90% | 4.33% |
| 1-year house growth | +2.5% | +9.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +6.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Population | 3,146 | 2,560 |
Queanbeyan West vs Tatton: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $890K in Queanbeyan West and $890K in Tatton.
On cash flow, Queanbeyan West leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.03%, compared with 3.90% in Tatton, a gap of 0.13 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +2.5% in Queanbeyan West and +9.3% in Tatton (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Tatton, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Tatton and 1.3% in Queanbeyan West, so landlords in Tatton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Queanbeyan West is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,146 against 2,560, larger than Tatton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Queanbeyan West for rental income, Tatton for recent price momentum, Tatton 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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