Bateman vs Darling Downs
Property investment comparison - Bateman, WA 6150 vs Darling Downs, WA 6122
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bateman wins 1, Darling Downs 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 | Bateman | Darling Downs |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.5M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.87% | 2.69% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.60% |
| 1-year house growth | +19.4%estimate | +21.1% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +86.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Population | 3,832 | 1,591 |
Bateman vs Darling Downs: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.6M in Bateman and $1.5M in Darling Downs, so Darling Downs is the cheaper entry point, with Bateman houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Bateman leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.87%, compared with 2.69% in Darling Downs, a gap of 0.18 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +19.4% in Bateman (an estimate) and +21.1% in Darling Downs, so recent momentum favours Darling Downs, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Darling Downs and 2.0% in Bateman, so landlords in Darling Downs face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Bateman is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,832 against 1,591, roughly 2.4 times the size of Darling Downs; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Bateman for rental income, Darling Downs for a lower purchase price, Darling Downs for recent price momentum, Darling Downs 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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