Abbey vs Hillarys
Property investment comparison - Abbey, WA 6280 vs Hillarys, WA 6025
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbey wins 1, Hillarys wins 4. 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 | Hillarys |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Median unit price | - | $940K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.30% | 2.81% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.14% | 4.58% |
| 1-year house growth | +21.8%estimate | +23.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +62.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Population | 1,321 | 11,200 |
Abbey vs Hillarys: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.8M in Abbey and $1.8M in Hillarys, so Hillarys is the cheaper entry point, with Abbey houses about 3% dearer.
On cash flow, Hillarys leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.81%, compared with 2.30% in Abbey, a gap of 0.51 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +21.8% in Abbey (an estimate) and +23.2% in Hillarys, so recent momentum favours Hillarys, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Abbey and 0.8% in Hillarys, so landlords in Abbey face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hillarys is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,200 against 1,321, roughly 8 times the size of Abbey; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hillarys for rental income, Hillarys for a lower purchase price, Hillarys for recent price momentum, Abbey 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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