Murdoch vs Walmsley
Property investment comparison - Murdoch, WA 6150 vs Walmsley, WA 6330
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Murdoch wins 3, Walmsley wins 1. 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 | Murdoch | Walmsley |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $755K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 2.93% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.86% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.5%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| Population | 3,352 | 47 |
Murdoch vs Walmsley: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Murdoch and $1.3M in Walmsley, so Murdoch is the cheaper entry point, with Walmsley houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Murdoch sits at a median of $1.1M against $755K in Walmsley, which makes Walmsley the more affordable unit market and Murdoch the pricier one.
On cash flow, Murdoch leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 2.93% in Walmsley, a gap of 0.37 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Murdoch and 2.5% in Walmsley, so landlords in Murdoch face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Murdoch is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,352 against 47, roughly 71 times the size of Walmsley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Murdoch for rental income, Murdoch for a lower purchase price, Murdoch 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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