Julago vs Wilsonton Heights

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $730K in Julago and $730K in Wilsonton Heights.

On cash flow, Julago leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.35%, compared with 4.00% in Wilsonton Heights, a gap of 0.35 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +16.4% in Julago and +21.7% in Wilsonton Heights, so recent momentum favours Wilsonton Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Julago houses are +60.3% and Wilsonton Heights houses +73.1%, so Wilsonton Heights has compounded faster than Julago over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Wilsonton Heights and 2.1% in Julago, so landlords in Wilsonton Heights face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Wilsonton Heights is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,747 against 384, roughly 7 times the size of Julago; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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