Walmsley vs Yokine
Property investment comparison - Walmsley, WA 6330 vs Yokine, WA 6060
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Walmsley wins 0, Yokine 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 | Walmsley | Yokine |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $755K | $720K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.93% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.86% | 4.96% |
| 1-year house growth | - | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Population | 47 | 12,706 |
Walmsley vs Yokine: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Walmsley and $1.3M in Yokine, so Yokine is the cheaper entry point, with Walmsley houses about 3% dearer.
For units, Walmsley sits at a median of $755K against $720K in Yokine, which makes Yokine the more affordable unit market and Walmsley the pricier one.
On cash flow, Yokine leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.34%, compared with 2.93% in Walmsley, a gap of 0.41 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Yokine and 2.5% in Walmsley, so landlords in Yokine face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Yokine is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,706 against 47, roughly 270 times the size of Walmsley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Yokine for rental income, Yokine for a lower purchase price, Yokine 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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