Cardup vs Karrinyup
Property investment comparison - Cardup, WA 6122 vs Karrinyup, WA 6018
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cardup wins 1, Karrinyup wins 3. 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 | Cardup | Karrinyup |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | $485K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.35% | 3.06% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.76% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +20.1%estimate | +12.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +47.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.3% | 1.8% |
| Population | 1,163 | 9,886 |
Cardup vs Karrinyup: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Cardup and $1.7M in Karrinyup, so Karrinyup is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Karrinyup leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.06%, compared with 2.35% in Cardup, a gap of 0.71 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.1% in Cardup (an estimate) and +12.0% in Karrinyup, so recent momentum favours Cardup, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.8% in Karrinyup and 4.3% in Cardup, so landlords in Karrinyup face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Karrinyup is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,886 against 1,163, roughly 9 times the size of Cardup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Karrinyup for rental income, Karrinyup for a lower purchase price, Cardup for recent price momentum, Karrinyup for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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