Maddington vs Stratton
Property investment comparison - Maddington, WA 6109 vs Stratton, WA 6056
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Maddington wins 2, Stratton wins 3. 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 | Maddington | Stratton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760K | $755K |
| Median unit price | $610K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.60% | 4.84% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.58% | 7.29% |
| 1-year house growth | +22.2%estimate | +19.9% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +84.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Population | 12,419 | 3,267 |
Maddington vs Stratton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $760K in Maddington and $755K in Stratton, so Stratton is the cheaper entry point, with Maddington houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Stratton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.84%, compared with 4.60% in Maddington, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +22.2% in Maddington (an estimate) and +19.9% in Stratton, so recent momentum favours Maddington, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.3%.
Maddington is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,419 against 3,267, roughly 3.8 times the size of Stratton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Stratton for rental income, Stratton for a lower purchase price, Maddington for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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