North Beach vs Quindalup
Property investment comparison - North Beach, WA 6020 vs Quindalup, WA 6281
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: North Beach wins 4, Quindalup 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 | North Beach | Quindalup |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| Median unit price | - | $1.7M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.30% | 2.08% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.70% | 2.81% |
| 1-year house growth | +21.3%estimate | +18.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Population | 3,689 | 1,488 |
North Beach vs Quindalup: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.1M in North Beach and $2.0M in Quindalup, so Quindalup is the cheaper entry point, with North Beach houses about 4% dearer.
On cash flow, North Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.30%, compared with 2.08% in Quindalup, a gap of 0.22 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +21.3% in North Beach (an estimate) and +18.7% in Quindalup (an estimate), so recent momentum favours North Beach, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in North Beach and 0.9% in Quindalup, so landlords in North Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
North Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,689 against 1,488, roughly 2.5 times the size of Quindalup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: North Beach for rental income, Quindalup for a lower purchase price, North Beach for recent price momentum, North Beach 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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