Perth vs Police Point
Property investment comparison - Perth, TAS 7300 vs Police Point, TAS 7116
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Perth wins 1, Police Point 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 | Perth | Police Point |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715K | $710K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 3.84% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.72% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +19.2% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +15.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Population | 3,472 | 76 |
Perth vs Police Point: what the numbers say
The median house price is $715K in Perth and $710K in Police Point, so Police Point is the cheaper entry point, with Perth houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Perth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.84% in Police Point, a gap of 0.46 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Police Point and 1.3% in Perth, so landlords in Police Point face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Perth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,472 against 76, roughly 46 times the size of Police Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Perth for rental income, Police Point for a lower purchase price, Police Point 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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