St Huberts Island vs Wrights Beach
Property investment comparison - St Huberts Island, NSW 2257 vs Wrights Beach, NSW 2540
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: St Huberts Island wins 1, Wrights Beach 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 | St Huberts Island | Wrights Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Median unit price | $870K | $625K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.24% | 1.74% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.79% | 4.49% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.3% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +22.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 6.5% | 3.3% |
| Population | 1,080 | 137 |
St Huberts Island vs Wrights Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.9M in St Huberts Island and $1.9M in Wrights Beach.
For units, St Huberts Island sits at a median of $870K against $625K in Wrights Beach, which makes Wrights Beach the more affordable unit market and St Huberts Island the pricier one.
On cash flow, St Huberts Island leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.24%, compared with 1.74% in Wrights Beach, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 3.3% in Wrights Beach and 6.5% in St Huberts Island, so landlords in Wrights Beach face less competition for tenants.
St Huberts Island is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,080 against 137, roughly 8 times the size of Wrights Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: St Huberts Island for rental income, Wrights Beach 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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