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Highgate vs Northbridge — which is best for yield?

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. Highgate

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

  2. Northbridge

    WA · 6003
    61Strong
    Median
    $1.09M
    5y growth
    8.7%/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
Highgate
Northbridge
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
888.8%/yr
878.7%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
321.6%
381.9%
Rental demand
weight 10%
731.1%
731.1%
Population growth
weight 12%
10012.6%
10012.6%
Income growth
weight 12%
8421.0%
8421.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
00% under cap
99% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
90-8.0% YoY
90-8.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Highgate

    1/8
    • Capital growth (5y)

  2. Northbridge

    2/8
    • Rental yield
    • Affordability

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%)

Why Northbridge

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 growth8.7%/yr
  • Income growth+21.0% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (91% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.9%)