Wellesley vs Yokine
Property investment comparison - Wellesley, WA 6233 vs Yokine, WA 6060
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Wellesley wins 1, Yokine 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 | Wellesley | Yokine |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $85K | $720K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.11% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.96% |
| 1-year house growth | - | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Population | 35 | 12,706 |
Wellesley vs Yokine: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Wellesley and $1.3M in Yokine, so Yokine is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Wellesley sits at a median of $85K against $720K in Yokine, which makes Wellesley the more affordable unit market and Yokine the pricier one.
On cash flow, Yokine leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.34%, compared with 3.11% in Wellesley, a gap of 0.23 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Yokine and 1.4% in Wellesley, 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 35, roughly 363 times the size of Wellesley; 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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