Revesby Heights vs Stanhope Gardens

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.6M in Revesby Heights and $1.6M in Stanhope Gardens.

On cash flow, Revesby Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.01%, compared with 2.79% in Stanhope Gardens, a gap of 0.22 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.2% in Revesby Heights and +3.4% in Stanhope Gardens, so recent momentum favours Revesby Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Revesby Heights houses are +15.0% and Stanhope Gardens houses +7.1%, so Revesby Heights has compounded faster than Stanhope Gardens over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Revesby Heights and 1.9% in Stanhope Gardens, so landlords in Revesby Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Stanhope Gardens is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,349 against 1,916, roughly 4.9 times the size of Revesby Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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