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Suburb profile ·Bunbury LGA · WA ·6230

Carey Park WA 6230

Carey Park is in Bunbury LGA, WA, postcode 6230, with population 5,155.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $580/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 5,155 5K local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Carey Park has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Rent context available

Carey Park has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.

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Development momentum

93 latest-year approvals in Bunbury, +0.0% YoY; population +1.1% YoY (1.1% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
WA rental bonds · Feb 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 52 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Carey Park has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $580/wk.

No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Feb 2026
$600/wk
+9.1% YoY
Aug 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$600
$500
Aug 2024Mar 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Carey Park has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
5

Market rent, Schools, Transport, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Property prices, Crime, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Carey Park currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

Property prices

Compare status

Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 1 matched, including Carey Park Primary School.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 52 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,261
Median rent · wk$270

Full data detail

Carey Park WA

Postcode 6230 · Bunbury LGA

Carey Park is a mid-sized suburb in Western Australia within the Bunbury local government area (postcode 6230). With a population of 5,155, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 labourers, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,261.

Carey Park is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 900, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 52 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+1.1% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage1/10
Education1/10
Economic1/10
Disadvantage1/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$270
Population
5,155
Demographics
Median age40
Household size2.1
HH income /wk$1,018
Personal income /wk$592
Mortgage /mth$1,261
Transport
Bus stops52
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA900
Total students282
Government1
Carey Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900
Population growth (Bunbury LGA)
Population (2025)35,730
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
Development (Bunbury LGA)
Approvals (2026)93
Houses91
Units2
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Feb 2026 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Census 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Carey Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Carey Park in?

    Carey Park is in the Bunbury Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6230. Council-level context for Bunbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Carey Park?

    The median weekly rent in Carey Park is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Carey Park?

    Rent context available: Carey Park 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.

  4. Is Carey Park a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Carey Park?

    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.

  6. How often is the Carey Park 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.