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Suburb profile ·Esperance LGA · WA ·6450

Cascade WA 6450

Cascade is in Esperance LGA, WA, postcode 6450, with population 103.

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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$210/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
14,663
15K via Esperance LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,288
43 added 12mo · 9MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$210
Investor profile

Who invests in Cascade

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.5%
478 of 1,291 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,893/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,291
Reported capital gains763
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$121K
Median rent · wk
$210

Household income

$121K household · yr+41.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$69K
Family
$147K
Household
$121K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (33 households)
Owned outright
55%
Owned with mortgage
18%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure30.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 40% drive, 0% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 32% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1023
Students24
Government1
  • Cascade Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1023

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

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

Known here

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

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

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
Cascade WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Esperance local government area, Cascade is a quiet locality (postcode 6450). With a population of 103, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $210 (Census 2021).

Cascade is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1023, which is around the national average of 1,000.

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)$210
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
Property investors · Postcode 6450ATO
Negatively geared5.5%
478 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,893/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,291
Reported capital gains763
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population103
Median age34
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,333
Personal income · wk$1,325
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,625 → $2,333
Change+43.6%
vs WA median+29.9 pp
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Top industriesCensus
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
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Cascade leans 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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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 Cascade 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 hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on 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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Chadwick better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$12/wk

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

Neridup most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$35/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Merivale most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$28/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Cascade FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cascade in?

    Cascade is in the Esperance Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6450. 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 Cascade?

    The median weekly rent in Cascade is $210/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Cascade a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cascade 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 Cascade?

    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 Cascade 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.