Redlynch vs Yamanto

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $920K in Redlynch and $920K in Yamanto.

For units, Redlynch sits at a median of $545K against $940K in Yamanto, which makes Redlynch the more affordable unit market and Yamanto the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +16.9% in Redlynch and +16.1% in Yamanto, so recent momentum favours Redlynch, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Redlynch houses are +34.2% and Yamanto houses +57.9%, so Yamanto has compounded faster than Redlynch over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Yamanto and 1.4% in Redlynch, so landlords in Yamanto face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Redlynch is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,571 against 4,971, roughly 2.1 times the size of Yamanto; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Redlynch for recent price momentum, Yamanto for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.