Wonnerup vs Woodvale
Property investment comparison - Wonnerup, WA 6280 vs Woodvale, WA 6026
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Wonnerup wins 4, Woodvale wins 1. 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 | Wonnerup | Woodvale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $230K | $625K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.00% | 3.62% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 7.59% | 3.74% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +19.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +72.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Population | 196 | 9,579 |
Wonnerup vs Woodvale: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Wonnerup and $1.4M in Woodvale, so Wonnerup is the cheaper entry point, with Woodvale houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Wonnerup sits at a median of $230K against $625K in Woodvale, which makes Wonnerup the more affordable unit market and Woodvale the pricier one.
On cash flow, Woodvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.62%, compared with 3.00% in Wonnerup, a gap of 0.62 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Wonnerup and 1.8% in Woodvale, so landlords in Wonnerup face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Woodvale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,579 against 196, roughly 49 times the size of Wonnerup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Woodvale for rental income, Wonnerup for a lower purchase price, Wonnerup 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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