Attadale WA 6156
Attadale is in Melville LGA, WA, postcode 6156, with population 6,638.
Strong evidence
Attadale has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Hospitals, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Attadale has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Attadale has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $765/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Attadale has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Hospitals, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Schools, Hospitals, Transport
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Crime
Attadale currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.
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School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices
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Price history
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Full data detail
Attadale WA
Attadale is a mid-sized suburb in Western Australia within the Melville local government area (postcode 6156). With a population of 6,638, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $131K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $765. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Attadale is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1134, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 27 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Attadale is a mid-sized suburb in Western Australia within the Melville local government area (postcode 6156). With a population of 6,638, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $131K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $765. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Attadale is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1134, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 27 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Attadale FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Attadale in?
Attadale is in the Melville Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6156. Council-level context for Melville LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Attadale?
The median weekly rent in Attadale is $765/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Attadale?
Rent context available: Attadale has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Attadale a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Attadale show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Attadale?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Attadale data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.