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Suburb profile ·Bunbury LGA · WA ·6230

Davenport WA 6230

Davenport is in Bunbury LGA, WA, postcode 6230, with population 8.

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.

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
$669/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
35,730
36K via Bunbury LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
9,247
462 added 12mo · 51MW

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$669

Affordability

69%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$669

Household income

$50K household · yr-41.3% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$55K
Family
$130K
Household
$50K
Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$58K → $74K

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

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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

11 people · 202211 by 2032 (+0.0%)

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

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

Davenport is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Bunbury local government area (postcode 6230). With a population of 8, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 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 +1.9% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $669 (Census 2021).

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.1% 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+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$669
Population growth · Bunbury LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)35,730
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Bunbury LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)123
Houses 98%Units 2%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bunbury LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6230ATO
Negatively geared5.7%
1,621 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,035/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,345
Reported capital gains2,206
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population8
Median age53
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$966
Personal income · wk$1,062
Persons / bedroom0.9
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$73,991
Mean income$89,604
Earners58
YoY change+7.1%
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,625 → $966
Change-63.2%
vs WA median-76.9 pp
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining4
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Bunbury LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Bunbury Hospitalpublic
Bunbury Day Hospitalprivate
St John of God Bunbury Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Bunbury LGAGEN
Facilities8
Residential places355
Regis Bunbury95 places
Bethanie Elanora Villas Nursing Home81 places
Bunbury Gardens Care Community75 places
Wattle Hill Lodge62 places
Ocean Star Aged Care42 places
Bindjareb Aged Care ServicesNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
+2 more in Bunbury LGA
Childcare · Bunbury LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places960
Exceeding NQS0
Great Beginnings Bunbury99 places
Goodstart Early Learning East Bunbury96 places
YMCA Bunbury Early Learning Centre92 places
Bush Kids Bunbury Pty Ltd89 places
Little Angels Early Learning Centre72 places
Camp Australia - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Bunbury OSHC56 places
+10 more in Bunbury LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Davenport rests 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 · 1 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Davenport 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, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, 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

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

College Grove better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +1800 · adds house price coverage · rent -$299/wk

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

Bunbury better covered
better market coverage

pop +3900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$339/wk

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

Glen Iris better covered
better market coverage

pop +3100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$339/wk

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

Davenport FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Davenport in?

    Davenport 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 Davenport?

    The median weekly rent in Davenport is $669/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Davenport a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Davenport 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 Davenport?

    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 Davenport 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.