Burekup vs Forrestdale

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $970K in Burekup and $970K in Forrestdale.

For units, Burekup sits at a median of $690K against $510K in Forrestdale, which makes Forrestdale the more affordable unit market and Burekup the pricier one.

On cash flow, Forrestdale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.90%, compared with 3.24% in Burekup, a gap of 0.66 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +22.9% in Burekup (an estimate) and +20.9% in Forrestdale (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Burekup, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Forrestdale and 4.3% in Burekup, so landlords in Forrestdale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Forrestdale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,027 against 788, larger than Burekup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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