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Suburb profile ·Esperance LGA · WA ·6452

Cape Arid WA 6452

Cape Arid is in Esperance LGA, WA, postcode 6452, with population 4.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$170/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
14,663
15K via Esperance LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
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No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth—
Median rent · wk$170

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$117K
Median rent · wk
$170

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$117K household · yr+36.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$78K
Family
$117K
Household
$117K

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

ABS projection · Esperance Surrounds SA2 area · 2022 base
4,157 people · 20224,601 by 2032 (+10.7%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Esperance Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Cape Arid WA — Property Data and Demographics

Cape Arid (postcode 6452) is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Esperance local government area. With a population of 4, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The median weekly rent is $170 (Census 2021).

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth—
Rent · wk(Census)$170
Population growth · Esperance LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,663
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Esperance LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)55
Houses 75%Units 25%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Esperance LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4
Median age57
Household size2
HH income · wk$2,250
Personal income · wk$1,500
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Esperance LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Esperance Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Esperance LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places104
Esperance Aged Care Facility104 places
Childcare · Esperance LGAACECQA
Services4
Approved places250
Exceeding NQS0
Kids on Castletown Child Care81 places
Cubbys Learnaversity72 places
Lingalonga Early Years Learning Centre Inc67 places
Esperance Outside School Hours Care30 places
Nearby in Esperance LGA12
Nulsen$395K · 1,083Esperance$670K · 2,080Condingup$255K · 280Chadwick$520K · 164Castletown$630K · 3,968Pink Lake$664K · 1,042Bandy Creek$908K · 383Sinclair$500K · 765West Beach$764K · 1,483Salmon Gums$223K · 146Dalyup · 150Neridup · 92
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Cape Arid depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
REIWA · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Cape Arid is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

If Cape Arid feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Nulsen better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +1100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$50/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Esperance better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +2100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$65/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Detail Compare
Condingup better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$20/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Cape Arid FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cape Arid in?

    Cape Arid is in the Esperance Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6452. Council-level context for Esperance LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cape Arid?

    The median weekly rent in Cape Arid is $170/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Cape Arid a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cape Arid show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cape Arid?

    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.

  5. How often is the Cape Arid 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.