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Suburb profile ·Albany LGA · WA ·6330

Centennial Park WA 6330

Centennial Park is in Albany LGA, WA, postcode 6330, with population 689.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$485/wk
Apr 2023 → May 2026 · 18 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · May 2026 · sparse signal
$620
$320
Apr 2023May 2026
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$645K
House median, latest period
37.1%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$485/wk
Rent context available
≈D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.9%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
689
689 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
5,104
209 added 12mo · 28MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2019Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+14.5%
5-yr
+13.7%
Indicative cashflow-$271/wk (-$14,109/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage+59% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 1)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Centennial Park

Owner-occupied 54%Rented 46%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,100 of 3,062 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,587/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,062
Reported capital gains2,231
Investor exposure index(high vs national)83.5/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

51% of homes here are owner-occupied and 43% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 51% owner-occupier / 43% renter mix.

What to check

Social housing is 9% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

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

Mortgage affordability

89%
of household income to service a new loan
20.1 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,160/mo vs median rent $2,102/mo (+50% · +$244/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $2,523/mo (-637) · at 6.2% (current): $3,160/mo · at 8.2%: $3,858/mo (+698)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
15.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
59%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,295/mo, while renters pay about $2,102/mo — renting runs $807/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$645K
Household income · yr
$43K
Median rent · wk
$485
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,295
Gross yield
3.9%

Household income

$43K household · yr-50% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$67K
Household
$43K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)9% could service the median house
Under $300
11
$300-649
105
$650-999
71
$1,000-1,499
53
$1,500-1,999
31
$2,000-2,999
37
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
7

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,431/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 77% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,617/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (357 households)9.0% social housing
Owned outright
42%
Owned with mortgage
9%
Rented
43%
Dwelling structure10.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
65%
Townhouse / semi
30%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 79% drive, 1% public transport, 15% walk or cycle, 2% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

36/ 100 livability index

Top 64% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 36% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access71
Public transport (14 stops)42
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

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

Short-term rentals

11
active listings · ~16.0 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
73%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$186
median nightly (entire home)
21%
estimated occupancy
$14,515
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 0.6× the $25,220/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

15,406 people · 202216,253 by 2032 (+5.5%)

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

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Centennial Park WA — Property Data and Demographics

Centennial Park (postcode 6330) is a small locality in Western Australia within the Albany local government area. It is home to about 689 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 community & personal service, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in Centennial Park stand at $645,000, having jumped by 37.1% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $485. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,295.

Public transport access includes 14 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Centennial Park shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($645K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 15.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +37.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.9%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$645K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability15.1x Stretched
Price Momentum+37.1% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,295
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$485
Gross yield2.3%
Price / income15.1x
Population growth · Albany LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,308
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.4%
20012025
Development · Albany LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)243
Houses 97%Units 3%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Albany LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.2%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6330ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,100 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,587/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,062
Reported capital gains2,231
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population689
Median age53
Household size1.7
HH income · wk$823
Personal income · wk$598
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$738 → $823
Change+11.5%
vs WA median-2.2 pp
Median rent+16%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining9
aldi1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops14
Hospitals · Albany LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Albany Hospitalpublic
Albany Community Hospiceprivate
Albany Day Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Albany LGAGEN
Facilities8
Residential places407
Clarence Estate Residential Health and Aged Care89 places
Baptistcare Bethel85 places
Juniper Korumup85 places
Burswood Care Gwen Hardie Lodge58 places
Craigcare Albany52 places
Burswood Care Annie Bryson McKeown Lodge38 places
+2 more in Albany LGA
Childcare · Albany LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places854
Exceeding NQS0
Goodstart Early Learning Albany99 places
Skylar Early Learning Pioneer Road94 places · in suburb
Bayonet Head Early Learning Centre72 places
The Village @ Stirling Terrace68 places
Albany OSHC Orana60 places
Albany Regional Day Care Centre60 places
+10 more in Albany LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Centennial Park carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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 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
REIWA · 2026 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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
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 · 14 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Centennial Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Centennial Park in?

    Centennial Park is in the Albany Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6330. Council-level context for Albany LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Centennial Park?

    The current median house price in Centennial Park, WA is $645K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Centennial Park?

    The median weekly rent in Centennial Park is $485/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Centennial Park?

    Rent context available: Centennial 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.

  5. Is Centennial Park a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Centennial Park show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Centennial 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.

  7. How often is the Centennial 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.