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Acton vs West Mooreville

Property investment comparison - Acton, TAS 7320 vs West Mooreville, TAS 7321

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Acton wins 1, West Mooreville 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.

MetricActonWest Mooreville
Median house price$480K-
Median unit price$490K-
Gross rental yield (houses)4.90%1.81%
Gross rental yield (units)3.99%-
1-year house growth+21.6%-
3-year house growth+30.3%-
Vacancy rate2.0%1.8%
Population1,377121

Acton vs West Mooreville: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Acton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.90%, compared with 1.81% in West Mooreville, a gap of 3.09 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.8% in West Mooreville and 2.0% in Acton, so landlords in West Mooreville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Acton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,377 against 121, roughly 11 times the size of West Mooreville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Acton for rental income, West Mooreville 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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