Surfers Beach vs The Oaks
Property investment comparison - Surfers Beach, NSW 2533 vs The Oaks, NSW 2570
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Surfers Beach wins 3, The Oaks wins 2. 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 | Surfers Beach | The Oaks |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $845K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.13% | 2.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.14% | 3.80% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.0% | +10.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +33.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Population | 7,809 | 2,982 |
Surfers Beach vs The Oaks: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Surfers Beach and $1.4M in The Oaks, so The Oaks is the cheaper entry point, with Surfers Beach houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Surfers Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.13%, compared with 2.50% in The Oaks, a gap of 0.63 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.0% in Surfers Beach and +10.2% in The Oaks, so recent momentum favours The Oaks, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Surfers Beach and 2.2% in The Oaks, so landlords in Surfers Beach face less competition for tenants.
Surfers Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,809 against 2,982, roughly 2.6 times the size of The Oaks; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Surfers Beach for rental income, The Oaks for a lower purchase price, The Oaks for recent price momentum, Surfers 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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