Riverwood vs Stanhope Gardens
Property investment comparison - Riverwood, NSW 2210 vs Stanhope Gardens, NSW 2768
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Riverwood wins 3, Stanhope Gardens 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 | Riverwood | Stanhope Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | $670K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.60% | 2.79% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.80% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.0%estimate | +3.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +7.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| Population | 12,793 | 9,349 |
Riverwood vs Stanhope Gardens: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.6M in Riverwood and $1.6M in Stanhope Gardens, so Riverwood is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Stanhope Gardens leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.79%, compared with 2.60% in Riverwood, a gap of 0.19 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.0% in Riverwood (an estimate) and +3.4% in Stanhope Gardens, so recent momentum favours Riverwood, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Riverwood and 1.9% in Stanhope Gardens, so landlords in Riverwood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Riverwood is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,793 against 9,349, larger than Stanhope Gardens; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Stanhope Gardens for rental income, Riverwood for a lower purchase price, Riverwood for recent price momentum, Riverwood 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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