Anketell vs Boya
Property investment comparison - Anketell, WA 6167 vs Boya, WA 6056
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Anketell wins 3, Boya 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 | Anketell | Boya |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $810K | - |
| Median unit price | $670K | $425K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.40% | 3.62% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.00% | 4.81% |
| 1-year house growth | +20.2% | +11.8% |
| 3-year house growth | -11.7% | +40.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% | 5.6% |
| Population | 280 | 669 |
Anketell vs Boya: what the numbers say
For units, Anketell sits at a median of $670K against $425K in Boya, which makes Boya the more affordable unit market and Anketell the pricier one.
On cash flow, Anketell leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.40%, compared with 3.62% in Boya, a gap of 0.78 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.2% in Anketell and +11.8% in Boya, so recent momentum favours Anketell, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Anketell houses are -11.7% and Boya houses +40.9%, so Boya has compounded faster than Anketell over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 2.9% in Anketell and 5.6% in Boya, so landlords in Anketell face less competition for tenants.
Boya is the bigger suburb, with a population of 669 against 280, roughly 2.4 times the size of Anketell; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Anketell for rental income, Anketell for recent price momentum, Anketell 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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