Abbey vs Hacketts Gully
Property investment comparison - Abbey, WA 6280 vs Hacketts Gully, WA 6076
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbey wins 0, Hacketts Gully 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 | Abbey | Hacketts Gully |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.30% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.14% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +21.8%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Population | 1,321 | 55 |
Abbey vs Hacketts Gully: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.8M in Abbey and $1.8M in Hacketts Gully, so Hacketts Gully is the cheaper entry point, with Abbey houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Hacketts Gully leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.34%, compared with 2.30% in Abbey, a gap of 1.04 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Hacketts Gully and 0.6% in Abbey, so landlords in Hacketts Gully face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Abbey is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,321 against 55, roughly 24 times the size of Hacketts Gully; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hacketts Gully for rental income, Hacketts Gully for a lower purchase price, Hacketts Gully 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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