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Busselton vs Cannington — which is best for rental demand?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $700kbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Busselton

    WA · 6280
    35Below trend
    Median
    $695k
    5y growth
    9.2%/yr
    GrowthThin market · ~2k residents

  2. Cannington

    WA · 6107
    61Strong
    Median
    $695k
    5y growth
    10.8%/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
Busselton
Cannington
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
929.2%/yr
10010.8%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
482.4%
522.6%
Rental demand
weight 10%
502.0%
701.2%
Population growth
weight 12%
10012.6%
10012.6%
Income growth
weight 12%
6015.0%
6416.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
11% under cap
11% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
40+2.0% YoY
70-4.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Busselton

    0/8

    No outright lead on any single dimension.

  2. Cannington

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

Why Busselton

Thin market · ~2k residents

population +12.6% (5y), 9.2%/yr capital growth.

Drivers
  • Population growth+12.6% (5y)
  • Capital growth9.2%/yr
  • Income growth+15.0% (5y)
Risks
  • Only 1,838 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • At top of budget (99% of cap)

Why Cannington

Stable but fully priced

10.8%/yr capital growth, population +12.6% (5y).

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.8%/yr
  • Population growth+12.6% (5y)
  • Tight rentals1.2%
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
Risks
  • At top of budget (99% of cap)
  • No major construction project in this state