Bouvard vs Port Hedland

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $820K in Bouvard and $820K in Port Hedland.

For units, Bouvard sits at a median of $425K against $445K in Port Hedland, which makes Bouvard the more affordable unit market and Port Hedland the pricier one.

On cash flow, Port Hedland leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 8.24%, compared with 4.15% in Bouvard, a gap of 4.09 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.4% in Bouvard (an estimate) and +12.0% in Port Hedland, so recent momentum favours Port Hedland, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Port Hedland and 1.1% in Bouvard, so landlords in Port Hedland face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Port Hedland is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,081 against 910, roughly 4.5 times the size of Bouvard; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Port Hedland for rental income, Port Hedland for recent price momentum, Port Hedland for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.