Quindalup vs Wembley
Property investment comparison - Quindalup, WA 6281 vs Wembley, WA 6014
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Quindalup wins 1, Wembley wins 5. 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 | Quindalup | Wembley |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.0M | $1.9M |
| Median unit price | $1.7M | $555K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.08% | 2.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.81% | 5.75% |
| 1-year house growth | +18.7%estimate | +9.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +37.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Population | 1,488 | 12,061 |
Quindalup vs Wembley: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.0M in Quindalup and $1.9M in Wembley, so Wembley is the cheaper entry point, with Quindalup houses about 5% dearer.
For units, Quindalup sits at a median of $1.7M against $555K in Wembley, which makes Wembley the more affordable unit market and Quindalup the pricier one.
On cash flow, Wembley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.80%, compared with 2.08% in Quindalup, a gap of 0.72 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +18.7% in Quindalup (an estimate) and +9.8% in Wembley, so recent momentum favours Quindalup, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Wembley is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,061 against 1,488, roughly 8 times the size of Quindalup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wembley for rental income, Wembley for a lower purchase price, Quindalup for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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