Anketell vs South Yunderup

The median house price is $810K in Anketell and $815K in South Yunderup, so Anketell is the cheaper entry point, with South Yunderup houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Anketell sits at a median of $670K against $445K in South Yunderup, which makes South Yunderup 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 3.75% in South Yunderup, a gap of 0.65 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +20.2% in Anketell and +11.2% in South Yunderup (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Anketell, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 2.5% in South Yunderup and 2.9% in Anketell, so landlords in South Yunderup face less competition for tenants.

South Yunderup is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,860 against 280, roughly 14 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 a lower purchase price, Anketell for recent price momentum, South Yunderup for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.