Orelia vs Tarcoola Beach
Property investment comparison - Orelia, WA 6167 vs Tarcoola Beach, WA 6530
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Orelia wins 2, Tarcoola Beach wins 2. 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 | Orelia | Tarcoola Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715K | $715K |
| Median unit price | $470K | $730K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 4.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.20% | 2.95% |
| 1-year house growth | +19.4%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | +62.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Population | 4,535 | 1,360 |
Orelia vs Tarcoola Beach: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $715K in Orelia and $715K in Tarcoola Beach.
For units, Orelia sits at a median of $470K against $730K in Tarcoola Beach, which makes Orelia the more affordable unit market and Tarcoola Beach the pricier one.
On cash flow, Tarcoola Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.80%, compared with 4.30% in Orelia, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Tarcoola Beach and 1.5% in Orelia, so landlords in Tarcoola Beach face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Orelia is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,535 against 1,360, roughly 3.3 times the size of Tarcoola Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Tarcoola Beach for rental income, Tarcoola 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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