Huonville vs Perth
Property investment comparison - Huonville, TAS 7109 vs Perth, TAS 7300
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Huonville wins 1, Perth 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 | Huonville | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715K | $715K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.90% | 4.30% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.72% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.1%estimate | +19.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +15.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Population | 3,002 | 3,472 |
Huonville vs Perth: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $715K in Huonville and $715K in Perth.
On cash flow, Perth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.90% in Huonville, a gap of 0.40 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.1% in Huonville (an estimate) and +19.2% in Perth, so recent momentum favours Perth, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.2% in Huonville and 1.3% in Perth, so landlords in Huonville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Perth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,472 against 3,002, larger than Huonville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Perth for rental income, Perth for recent price momentum, Huonville 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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