Corrimal vs Regentville

The median house price is $1.3M in Corrimal and $1.3M in Regentville, so Regentville is the cheaper entry point.

For units, Corrimal sits at a median of $735K against $750K in Regentville, which makes Corrimal the more affordable unit market and Regentville the pricier one.

On cash flow, Corrimal leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 2.66% in Regentville, a gap of 0.64 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +7.6% in Corrimal and +10.2% in Regentville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Regentville, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Corrimal and 2.8% in Regentville, so landlords in Corrimal face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Corrimal is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,972 against 829, roughly 8 times the size of Regentville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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