Daglish vs Salter Point
Property investment comparison - Daglish, WA 6008 vs Salter Point, WA 6152
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Daglish wins 3, Salter Point 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 | Daglish | Salter Point |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.0M | $2.2M |
| Median unit price | $560K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.43% | 2.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.39% | 4.89% |
| 1-year house growth | +22.3%estimate | +15.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +43.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.3% | 1.1% |
| Population | 1,551 | 2,913 |
Daglish vs Salter Point: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.0M in Daglish and $2.2M in Salter Point, so Daglish is the cheaper entry point, with Salter Point houses about 8% dearer.
On cash flow, Salter Point leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.50%, compared with 2.43% in Daglish, a gap of 0.07 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +22.3% in Daglish (an estimate) and +15.8% in Salter Point, so recent momentum favours Daglish, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Salter Point and 4.3% in Daglish, so landlords in Salter Point face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Salter Point is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,913 against 1,551, larger than Daglish; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Salter Point for rental income, Daglish for a lower purchase price, Daglish for recent price momentum, Salter Point 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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