Darch vs Mundaring
Property investment comparison - Darch, WA 6065 vs Mundaring, WA 6073
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Darch wins 4, Mundaring 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 | Darch | Mundaring |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $825K | $595K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.29% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.42% | 3.40% |
| 1-year house growth | +19.0% | +23.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +64.2% | +62.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Population | 7,347 | 3,190 |
Darch vs Mundaring: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Darch and $1.2M in Mundaring, so Darch is the cheaper entry point, with Mundaring houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Darch sits at a median of $825K against $595K in Mundaring, which makes Mundaring the more affordable unit market and Darch the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +19.0% in Darch and +23.5% in Mundaring, so recent momentum favours Mundaring, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Darch houses are +64.2% and Mundaring houses +62.5%, so Darch has compounded faster than Mundaring over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.4%.
Darch is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,347 against 3,190, roughly 2.3 times the size of Mundaring; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Darch for a lower purchase price, Mundaring for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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