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Broome vs Highgate — which is best for rental demand?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.20Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Broome

    WA · 6725
    45Average
    Median
    $645k
    5y growth
    6.6%/yr
    BalancedThin market · ~4k residents

  2. Highgate

    WA · 6003
    60Strong
    Median
    $1.20M
    5y growth
    8.8%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

Metric breakdown

Each row scores 0–100 against a fixed benchmark. The leader on each row is highlighted.

Metric · weight
Broome
Highgate
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
666.6%/yr
888.8%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
482.4%
321.6%
Rental demand
weight 10%
502.0%
731.1%
Population growth
weight 12%
10012.6%
10012.6%
Income growth
weight 12%
6015.0%
8421.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
4646% under cap
00% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
40+2.0% YoY
90-8.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

Where each suburb leads the field, with the count of dimensions won.

  1. Broome

    2/8
    • Rental yield
    • Affordability

  2. Highgate

    4/8
    • Capital growth (5y)
    • Rental demand
    • Income growth
    • Supply tightening

Why Broome

Thin market · ~4k residents

population +12.6% (5y), 6.6%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Population growth+12.6% (5y)
  • Capital growth6.6%/yr
  • Income growth+15.0% (5y)
Risks
  • Only 3,797 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • Thin gross yield (2.4%)

Why Highgate

Stable but fully priced

population +12.6% (5y), listings tightening 8.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Population growth+12.6% (5y)
  • Supply tightening-8.0% YoY
  • Capital growth8.8%/yr
  • Income growth+21.0% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (100% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.6%)