Cardup vs Kensington
Property investment comparison - Cardup, WA 6122 vs Kensington, WA 6151
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cardup wins 1, Kensington 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 | Kensington |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | $485K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.35% | 2.55% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.76% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +20.1%estimate | +17.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +48.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.3% | 0.6% |
| Population | 1,163 | 4,627 |
Cardup vs Kensington: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Cardup and $1.7M in Kensington, so Kensington is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Kensington leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.55%, compared with 2.35% in Cardup, a gap of 0.20 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.1% in Cardup (an estimate) and +17.9% in Kensington, so recent momentum favours Cardup, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Kensington and 4.3% in Cardup, so landlords in Kensington face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kensington is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,627 against 1,163, roughly 4.0 times the size of Cardup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kensington for rental income, Kensington for a lower purchase price, Cardup for recent price momentum, Kensington 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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