Wonnerup vs Yokine
Property investment comparison - Wonnerup, WA 6280 vs Yokine, WA 6060
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Wonnerup wins 3, Yokine wins 2. 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 | Yokine |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $230K | $720K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.00% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 7.59% | 4.96% |
| 1-year house growth | - | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Population | 196 | 12,706 |
Wonnerup vs Yokine: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Wonnerup and $1.3M in Yokine, so Yokine is the cheaper entry point, with Wonnerup houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Wonnerup sits at a median of $230K against $720K in Yokine, which makes Wonnerup 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 3.00% in Wonnerup, a gap of 0.34 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Wonnerup and 1.0% in Yokine, so landlords in Wonnerup 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 196, roughly 65 times the size of Wonnerup; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Yokine for rental income, Yokine 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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