Halls Head vs Mount Elphinstone
Property investment comparison - Halls Head, WA 6210 vs Mount Elphinstone, WA 6330
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Halls Head wins 1, Mount Elphinstone 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 | Halls Head | Mount Elphinstone |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $905K | $905K |
| Median unit price | $690K | $270K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.81% | 4.67% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 10.54% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.8% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +62.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Population | 14,474 | 82 |
Halls Head vs Mount Elphinstone: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $905K in Halls Head and $905K in Mount Elphinstone.
For units, Halls Head sits at a median of $690K against $270K in Mount Elphinstone, which makes Mount Elphinstone the more affordable unit market and Halls Head the pricier one.
On cash flow, Mount Elphinstone leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.67%, compared with 3.81% in Halls Head, a gap of 0.86 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Halls Head and 3.3% in Mount Elphinstone, so landlords in Halls Head face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Halls Head is the bigger suburb, with a population of 14,474 against 82, roughly 177 times the size of Mount Elphinstone; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Elphinstone for rental income, Halls Head 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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