Terrigal vs Woronora
Property investment comparison - Terrigal, NSW 2260 vs Woronora, NSW 2232
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Terrigal wins 2, Woronora 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 | Terrigal | Woronora |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | $1.2M | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.26% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.39% | 2.81% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.7% | -0.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +0.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| Population | 12,730 | 2,043 |
Terrigal vs Woronora: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.6M in Terrigal and $1.6M in Woronora, so Woronora is the cheaper entry point.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Terrigal and -0.1% in Woronora (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Terrigal, while Woronora went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Woronora and 2.5% in Terrigal, so landlords in Woronora face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Terrigal is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,730 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 a lower purchase price, Terrigal for recent price momentum, Woronora 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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