Brentwood vs Duncraig
Property investment comparison - Brentwood, WA 6153 vs Duncraig, WA 6023
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brentwood wins 1, Duncraig 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 | Brentwood | Duncraig |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Median unit price | - | $850K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.95% | 3.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.35% | 4.47% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.7%estimate | +15.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +59.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Population | 2,153 | 15,982 |
Brentwood vs Duncraig: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.5M in Brentwood and $1.5M in Duncraig, so Duncraig is the cheaper entry point, with Brentwood houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Duncraig leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 2.95% in Brentwood, a gap of 0.15 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +14.7% in Brentwood (an estimate) and +15.8% in Duncraig, so recent momentum favours Duncraig, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Duncraig is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,982 against 2,153, roughly 7 times the size of Brentwood; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Duncraig for rental income, Duncraig for a lower purchase price, Duncraig for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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