Baskerville vs Coolbinia
Property investment comparison - Baskerville, WA 6056 vs Coolbinia, WA 6050
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Baskerville wins 1, Coolbinia 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 | Baskerville | Coolbinia |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.2M | $2.1M |
| Median unit price | $790K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.49% | 2.36% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.57% | 4.80% |
| 1-year house growth | +16.1% | +7.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +27.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.5% | 1.7% |
| Population | 302 | 1,751 |
Baskerville vs Coolbinia: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.2M in Baskerville and $2.1M in Coolbinia, so Coolbinia is the cheaper entry point, with Baskerville houses about 7% dearer.
On cash flow, Coolbinia leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.36%, compared with 1.49% in Baskerville, a gap of 0.87 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.1% in Baskerville and +7.8% in Coolbinia (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Baskerville, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Coolbinia and 3.5% in Baskerville, so landlords in Coolbinia face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Coolbinia is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,751 against 302, roughly 6 times the size of Baskerville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Coolbinia for rental income, Coolbinia for a lower purchase price, Baskerville for recent price momentum, Coolbinia 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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