Roselands vs Soldiers Point

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.6M in Roselands and $1.6M in Soldiers Point.

For units, Roselands sits at a median of $615K against $825K in Soldiers Point, which makes Roselands the more affordable unit market and Soldiers Point the pricier one.

On cash flow, Roselands leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.76%, compared with 2.28% in Soldiers Point, a gap of 0.48 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.8% in Roselands and +3.2% in Soldiers Point (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Roselands, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Roselands and 2.5% in Soldiers Point, so landlords in Roselands face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Roselands is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,356 against 1,564, roughly 8 times the size of Soldiers Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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