Anketell vs Busselton

For units, Anketell sits at a median of $670K against $855K in Busselton, which makes Anketell the more affordable unit market and Busselton the pricier one.

On cash flow, Anketell leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.40%, compared with 3.54% in Busselton, a gap of 0.86 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +20.2% in Anketell and +22.5% in Busselton (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Busselton, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Busselton and 2.9% in Anketell, so landlords in Busselton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Busselton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,838 against 280, roughly 7 times the size of Anketell; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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