Mount Nasura vs Silver Sands
Property investment comparison - Mount Nasura, WA 6112 vs Silver Sands, WA 6210
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mount Nasura wins 2, Silver Sands 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 | Mount Nasura | Silver Sands |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $910K | $915K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.75% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.13% | 4.59% |
| 1-year house growth | +20.1% | +20.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +61.7% | +64.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Population | 2,997 | 1,451 |
Mount Nasura vs Silver Sands: what the numbers say
The median house price is $910K in Mount Nasura and $915K in Silver Sands, so Mount Nasura is the cheaper entry point, with Silver Sands houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +20.1% in Mount Nasura and +20.5% in Silver Sands, so recent momentum favours Silver Sands, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Mount Nasura houses are +61.7% and Silver Sands houses +64.8%, so Silver Sands has compounded faster than Mount Nasura over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Mount Nasura and 2.6% in Silver Sands, so landlords in Mount Nasura face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mount Nasura is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,997 against 1,451, roughly 2.1 times the size of Silver Sands; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Nasura for a lower purchase price, Silver Sands for recent price momentum, Mount Nasura 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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