Duncraig vs Willetton

The median house price is $1.5M in Duncraig and $1.5M in Willetton, so Duncraig is the cheaper entry point, with Willetton houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Duncraig sits at a median of $860K against $850K in Willetton, which makes Willetton the more affordable unit market and Duncraig the pricier one.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.10% in Duncraig and 3.13% in Willetton, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +15.4% in Duncraig and +19.0% in Willetton, so recent momentum favours Willetton, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Duncraig houses are +56.8% and Willetton houses +58.7%, so Willetton has compounded faster than Duncraig over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Duncraig and 1.4% in Willetton, so landlords in Duncraig face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Willetton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 19,262 against 15,982, larger than Duncraig; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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