South Yunderup vs Swan View

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $815K in South Yunderup and $815K in Swan View.

For units, South Yunderup sits at a median of $445K against $580K in Swan View, which makes South Yunderup the more affordable unit market and Swan View the pricier one.

On cash flow, Swan View leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.40%, compared with 3.75% in South Yunderup, a gap of 0.65 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +11.2% in South Yunderup (an estimate) and +17.8% in Swan View (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Swan View, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Swan View and 2.5% in South Yunderup, so landlords in Swan View face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Swan View is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,889 against 3,860, roughly 2.0 times the size of South Yunderup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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