Inglewood vs Melville
Property investment comparison - Inglewood, WA 6052 vs Melville, WA 6156
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Inglewood wins 5, Melville wins 0. 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 | Inglewood | Melville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | $600K | $835K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.90% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.05% | 4.25% |
| 1-year house growth | +22.3% | +15.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +67.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 2.1% |
| Population | 5,837 | 6,204 |
Inglewood vs Melville: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.6M in Inglewood and $1.6M in Melville, so Inglewood is the cheaper entry point, with Melville houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Inglewood sits at a median of $600K against $835K in Melville, which makes Inglewood the more affordable unit market and Melville the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +22.3% in Inglewood and +15.2% in Melville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Inglewood, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Inglewood and 2.1% in Melville, so landlords in Inglewood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Melville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,204 against 5,837, larger than Inglewood; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Inglewood for a lower purchase price, Inglewood for recent price momentum, Inglewood 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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