Anketell vs Viveash
Property investment comparison - Anketell, WA 6167 vs Viveash, WA 6056
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Anketell wins 1, Viveash wins 4. 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 | Viveash |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $810K | - |
| Median unit price | $670K | $655K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.40% | 4.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.00% | 4.84% |
| 1-year house growth | +20.2% | +18.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | -11.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| Population | 280 | 1,280 |
Anketell vs Viveash: what the numbers say
For units, Anketell sits at a median of $670K against $655K in Viveash, which makes Viveash the more affordable unit market and Anketell the pricier one.
On cash flow, Viveash leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.50%, compared with 4.40% in Anketell, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.2% in Anketell and +18.4% in Viveash (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Anketell, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Viveash and 2.9% in Anketell, so landlords in Viveash face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Viveash is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,280 against 280, roughly 4.6 times the size of Anketell; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Viveash for rental income, Anketell for recent price momentum, Viveash 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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