Booragoon vs Picton East
Property investment comparison - Booragoon, WA 6154 vs Picton East, WA 6229
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Booragoon wins 2, Picton East 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 | Booragoon | Picton East |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | $855K | $365K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.98% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.47% | 2.93% |
| 1-year house growth | +12.3% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +94.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | - |
| Population | 5,684 | 141 |
Booragoon vs Picton East: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Booragoon and $1.7M in Picton East, so Booragoon is the cheaper entry point, with Picton East houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Booragoon sits at a median of $855K against $365K in Picton East, which makes Picton East the more affordable unit market and Booragoon the pricier one.
Booragoon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,684 against 141, roughly 40 times the size of Picton East; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Booragoon for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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