Barragup vs Roleystone
Property investment comparison - Barragup, WA 6209 vs Roleystone, WA 6111
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Barragup wins 3, Roleystone wins 1. 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 | Barragup | Roleystone |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $370K | $490K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.41% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 7.34% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.0%estimate | +22.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Population | 940 | 6,848 |
Barragup vs Roleystone: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Barragup and $1.2M in Roleystone, so Barragup is the cheaper entry point, with Roleystone houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Barragup sits at a median of $370K against $490K in Roleystone, which makes Barragup the more affordable unit market and Roleystone the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.0% in Barragup (an estimate) and +22.2% in Roleystone (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Roleystone, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Barragup and 1.3% in Roleystone, so landlords in Barragup face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Roleystone is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,848 against 940, roughly 7 times the size of Barragup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Barragup for a lower purchase price, Roleystone for recent price momentum, Barragup 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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