Anketell vs Shelley
Property investment comparison - Anketell, WA 6167 vs Shelley, WA 6148
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Anketell wins 2, Shelley 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 | Shelley |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $810K | - |
| Median unit price | $670K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.40% | 2.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.00% | 4.50% |
| 1-year house growth | +20.2% | +20.1% |
| 3-year house growth | -11.7% | +70.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| Population | 280 | 4,795 |
Anketell vs Shelley: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Anketell leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.40%, compared with 2.80% in Shelley, a gap of 1.60 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.2% in Anketell and +20.1% in Shelley, so recent momentum favours Anketell, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Anketell houses are -11.7% and Shelley houses +70.1%, so Shelley has compounded faster than Anketell over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Shelley and 2.9% in Anketell, so landlords in Shelley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Shelley is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,795 against 280, roughly 17 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, Shelley 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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