Woodburn vs Woy Woy
Property investment comparison - Woodburn, NSW 2538 vs Woy Woy, NSW 2256
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Woodburn wins 2, Woy Woy 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 | Woodburn | Woy Woy |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $700K | $810K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.89% | 3.05% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.48% | - |
| 1-year house growth | - | +7.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +13.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| Population | 817 | 11,072 |
Woodburn vs Woy Woy: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Woodburn and $1.1M in Woy Woy, so Woy Woy is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Woodburn sits at a median of $700K against $810K in Woy Woy, which makes Woodburn the more affordable unit market and Woy Woy the pricier one.
On cash flow, Woy Woy leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.05%, compared with 2.89% in Woodburn, a gap of 0.16 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Woodburn and 1.4% in Woy Woy, so landlords in Woodburn face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Woy Woy is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,072 against 817, roughly 14 times the size of Woodburn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Woy Woy for rental income, Woy Woy for a lower purchase price, Woodburn 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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