Abbey vs Lange
Property investment comparison - Abbey, WA 6280 vs Lange, WA 6330
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abbey wins 3, Lange wins 1. 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 | Lange |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | - | $750K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.30% | 3.96% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.14% | 3.58% |
| 1-year house growth | +21.8%estimate | +18.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +69.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| Population | 1,321 | 394 |
Abbey vs Lange: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Lange leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.96%, compared with 2.30% in Abbey, a gap of 1.66 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +21.8% in Abbey (an estimate) and +18.4% in Lange, so recent momentum favours Abbey, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Abbey and 2.6% in Lange, so landlords in Abbey 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 394, roughly 3.4 times the size of Lange; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Lange for rental income, Abbey 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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