Port Denison vs Toodyay
Property investment comparison - Port Denison, WA 6525 vs Toodyay, WA 6566
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Port Denison wins 3, Toodyay 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 | Port Denison | Toodyay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630K | $630K |
| Median unit price | $280K | $285K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.30% | 4.55% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 7.77% | 3.95% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.9% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +56.1% | +62.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Population | 1,452 | 1,362 |
Port Denison vs Toodyay: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $630K in Port Denison and $630K in Toodyay.
For units, Port Denison sits at a median of $280K against $285K in Toodyay, which makes Port Denison the more affordable unit market and Toodyay the pricier one.
On cash flow, Port Denison leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.30%, compared with 4.55% in Toodyay, a gap of 0.75 percentage points.
Looking back three years, Port Denison houses are +56.1% and Toodyay houses +62.2%, so Toodyay has compounded faster than Port Denison over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Toodyay and 0.9% in Port Denison, so landlords in Toodyay face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Port Denison is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,452 against 1,362, larger than Toodyay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Port Denison for rental income, Toodyay 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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