Anketell vs Broome

For units, Anketell sits at a median of $670K against $335K in Broome, which makes Broome the more affordable unit market and Anketell the pricier one.

On cash flow, Broome leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 7.29%, compared with 4.40% in Anketell, a gap of 2.89 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +20.2% in Anketell and +8.5% in Broome (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Anketell, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Broome and 2.9% in Anketell, so landlords in Broome face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Broome is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,797 against 280, roughly 14 times the size of Anketell; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Broome for rental income, Anketell for recent price momentum, Broome for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.