Sutherland vs Woronora
Property investment comparison - Sutherland, NSW 2232 vs Woronora, NSW 2232
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Sutherland wins 3, Woronora 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 | Sutherland | Woronora |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | $865K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | 3.26% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.15% | 2.81% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.1% | -0.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +11.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Population | 11,570 | 2,043 |
Sutherland vs Woronora: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.6M in Sutherland and $1.6M in Woronora.
On cash flow, Woronora leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.26%, compared with 3.10% in Sutherland, a gap of 0.16 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.1% in Sutherland and -0.1% in Woronora (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Sutherland, while Woronora went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Sutherland and 1.3% in Woronora, so landlords in Sutherland face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Sutherland is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,570 against 2,043, roughly 6 times the size of Woronora; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Woronora for rental income, Sutherland for recent price momentum, Sutherland 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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