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St Ives vs Turramurra

Property investment comparison - St Ives, NSW 2075 vs Turramurra, NSW 2074

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: St Ives wins 2, Turramurra 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.

MetricSt IvesTurramurra
Median house price$3.4M$3.4M
Median unit price$1.1M$860K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.31%-
Gross rental yield (units)4.02%4.30%
1-year house growth+6.6%+1.1%estimate
3-year house growth+15.9%-
Vacancy rate3.2%3.3%
Population18,38412,850

St Ives vs Turramurra: what the numbers say

The median house price is $3.4M in St Ives and $3.4M in Turramurra, so Turramurra is the cheaper entry point.

For units, St Ives sits at a median of $1.1M against $860K in Turramurra, which makes Turramurra the more affordable unit market and St Ives the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.6% in St Ives and +1.1% in Turramurra (an estimate), so recent momentum favours St Ives, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 3.2% in St Ives and 3.3% in Turramurra, so landlords in St Ives face less competition for tenants.

St Ives is the bigger suburb, with a population of 18,384 against 12,850, larger than Turramurra; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Turramurra for a lower purchase price, St Ives for recent price momentum, St Ives 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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