Alkimos vs North Coogee
Property investment comparison - Alkimos, WA 6038 vs North Coogee, WA 6163
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alkimos wins 3, North Coogee wins 0. 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 | Alkimos | North Coogee |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850K | - |
| Median unit price | - | $900K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 3.33% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.18% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +18.2% | +6.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +72.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Population | 10,203 | 3,741 |
Alkimos vs North Coogee: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Alkimos leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.33% in North Coogee, a gap of 0.97 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +18.2% in Alkimos and +6.4% in North Coogee (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Alkimos, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 2.0%.
Alkimos is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,203 against 3,741, roughly 2.7 times the size of North Coogee; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Alkimos for rental income, Alkimos for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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