Bouvard vs South Yunderup

The median house price is $820K in Bouvard and $815K in South Yunderup, so South Yunderup is the cheaper entry point, with Bouvard houses about 1% dearer.

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

On cash flow, Bouvard leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.15%, compared with 3.75% in South Yunderup, a gap of 0.40 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.4% in Bouvard (an estimate) and +11.2% in South Yunderup (an estimate), so recent momentum favours South Yunderup, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Bouvard and 2.5% in South Yunderup, so landlords in Bouvard face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

South Yunderup is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,860 against 910, roughly 4.2 times the size of Bouvard; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bouvard for rental income, South Yunderup for a lower purchase price, South Yunderup for recent price momentum, Bouvard for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.