Dawesville vs Greenmount
Property investment comparison - Dawesville, WA 6211 vs Greenmount, WA 6056
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Dawesville wins 0, Greenmount wins 4. 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 | Dawesville | Greenmount |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $880K | $880K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.75% | 4.13% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.07% | 4.95% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.9% | +15.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +58.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 6.1% | 2.4% |
| Population | 7,143 | 2,666 |
Dawesville vs Greenmount: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $880K in Dawesville and $880K in Greenmount.
On cash flow, Greenmount leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.13%, compared with 3.75% in Dawesville, a gap of 0.38 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +14.9% in Dawesville and +15.7% in Greenmount (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Greenmount, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 2.4% in Greenmount and 6.1% in Dawesville, so landlords in Greenmount face less competition for tenants.
Dawesville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,143 against 2,666, roughly 2.7 times the size of Greenmount; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Greenmount for rental income, Greenmount for recent price momentum, Greenmount 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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