Dundowran Beach vs Everton Hills

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Dundowran Beach and $1.3M in Everton Hills.

For units, Dundowran Beach sits at a median of $860K against $950K in Everton Hills, which makes Dundowran Beach the more affordable unit market and Everton Hills the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.4% in Dundowran Beach and +16.6% in Everton Hills, so recent momentum favours Everton Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Dundowran Beach houses are +34.4% and Everton Hills houses +46.6%, so Everton Hills has compounded faster than Dundowran Beach over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Everton Hills and 1.4% in Dundowran Beach, so landlords in Everton Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Everton Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,673 against 2,299, roughly 2.9 times the size of Dundowran Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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