Stoneville vs Wattle Grove
Property investment comparison - Stoneville, WA 6081 vs Wattle Grove, WA 6107
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Stoneville wins 2, Wattle Grove wins 3. 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 | Stoneville | Wattle Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | $560K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.93% | 3.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.52% | 4.60% |
| 1-year house growth | +15.8%estimate | +16.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Population | 2,489 | 6,547 |
Stoneville vs Wattle Grove: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.0M in Stoneville and $1.0M in Wattle Grove, so Stoneville is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Wattle Grove leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 2.93% in Stoneville, a gap of 0.87 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +15.8% in Stoneville (an estimate) and +16.5% in Wattle Grove (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Wattle Grove, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Stoneville and 1.8% in Wattle Grove, so landlords in Stoneville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Wattle Grove is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,547 against 2,489, roughly 2.6 times the size of Stoneville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wattle Grove for rental income, Stoneville for a lower purchase price, Wattle Grove for recent price momentum, Stoneville 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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