Murdoch vs Yokine
Property investment comparison - Murdoch, WA 6150 vs Yokine, WA 6060
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Murdoch wins 1, Yokine 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 | Murdoch | Yokine |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $720K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.96% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.5%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Population | 3,352 | 12,706 |
Murdoch vs Yokine: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Murdoch and $1.3M in Yokine, so Yokine is the cheaper entry point, with Murdoch houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Murdoch sits at a median of $1.1M against $720K in Yokine, which makes Yokine the more affordable unit market and Murdoch the pricier one.
Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.30% in Murdoch and 3.34% in Yokine, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.0%.
Yokine is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,706 against 3,352, roughly 3.8 times the size of Murdoch; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Yokine for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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