Alfred Cove vs Dudley Park
Property investment comparison - Alfred Cove, WA 6154 vs Dudley Park, WA 6210
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alfred Cove wins 2, Dudley Park 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 | Alfred Cove | Dudley Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | - |
| Median unit price | $740K | $590K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.10% | 4.27% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.26% | 4.45% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.9% | +20.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +59.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| Population | 2,830 | 6,957 |
Alfred Cove vs Dudley Park: what the numbers say
For units, Alfred Cove sits at a median of $740K against $590K in Dudley Park, which makes Dudley Park the more affordable unit market and Alfred Cove the pricier one.
On cash flow, Dudley Park leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.27%, compared with 3.10% in Alfred Cove, a gap of 1.17 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.9% in Alfred Cove and +20.4% in Dudley Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Dudley Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Alfred Cove and 1.7% in Dudley Park, so landlords in Alfred Cove face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Dudley Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,957 against 2,830, roughly 2.5 times the size of Alfred Cove; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dudley Park for rental income, Dudley Park for recent price momentum, Alfred Cove 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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