Ulong vs Young
Property investment comparison - Ulong, NSW 2450 vs Young, NSW 2594
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Ulong wins 2, Young 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 | Ulong | Young |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $520K | $525K |
| Median unit price | $560K | $425K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 4.60% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.32% | 4.76% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +7.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +19.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Population | 215 | 10,610 |
Ulong vs Young: what the numbers say
The median house price is $520K in Ulong and $525K in Young, so Ulong is the cheaper entry point, with Young houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Ulong sits at a median of $560K against $425K in Young, which makes Young the more affordable unit market and Ulong the pricier one.
On cash flow, Young leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.60%, compared with 4.30% in Ulong, a gap of 0.30 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Young and 1.2% in Ulong, so landlords in Young face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Young is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,610 against 215, roughly 49 times the size of Ulong; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Young for rental income, Ulong for a lower purchase price, Young 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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