Connolly vs Scarborough
Property investment comparison - Connolly, WA 6027 vs Scarborough, WA 6019
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Connolly wins 3, Scarborough 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 | Connolly | Scarborough |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | - | $840K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.34% | 3.59% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.79% | 5.00% |
| 1-year house growth | +22.0% | +14.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +76.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Population | 3,675 | 17,605 |
Connolly vs Scarborough: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Connolly and $1.4M in Scarborough, so Connolly is the cheaper entry point, with Scarborough houses about 3% dearer.
On cash flow, Scarborough leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.59%, compared with 3.34% in Connolly, a gap of 0.25 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +22.0% in Connolly and +14.8% in Scarborough (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Connolly, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Connolly and 1.5% in Scarborough, so landlords in Connolly face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Scarborough is the bigger suburb, with a population of 17,605 against 3,675, roughly 4.8 times the size of Connolly; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Scarborough for rental income, Connolly for a lower purchase price, Connolly for recent price momentum, Connolly 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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