Casuarina vs Doubleview
Property investment comparison - Casuarina, WA 6167 vs Doubleview, WA 6018
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Casuarina wins 2, Doubleview wins 2. 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 | Casuarina | Doubleview |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Median unit price | $260K | $905K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 7.91% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +13.4%estimate | +23.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +67.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% | 0.4% |
| Population | 1,987 | 9,205 |
Casuarina vs Doubleview: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.5M in Casuarina and $1.5M in Doubleview, so Casuarina is the cheaper entry point, with Doubleview houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Casuarina sits at a median of $260K against $905K in Doubleview, which makes Casuarina the more affordable unit market and Doubleview the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.4% in Casuarina (an estimate) and +23.2% in Doubleview, so recent momentum favours Doubleview, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Doubleview and 2.9% in Casuarina, so landlords in Doubleview face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Doubleview is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,205 against 1,987, roughly 4.6 times the size of Casuarina; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Casuarina for a lower purchase price, Doubleview for recent price momentum, Doubleview 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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