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Suburb profile ·Goomalling LGA · WA ·6460

Karranadgin WA 6460

Karranadgin is in Goomalling LGA, WA, postcode 6460, with population 86.

Limited data

Thin-context

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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
$251/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,002
1K via Goomalling LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
163
6 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,600
Median rent · wk$251
Investor profile

Who invests in Karranadgin

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
22 of 50 landlords
Avg rental loss$9,885/yr
Landlords (rental income)50
Reported capital gains42
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

77% of homes here are owner-occupied and 13% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

77% 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

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,600/mo, while renters pay about $1,088/mo — owning runs $512/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$82K
Median rent · wk
$251
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,600

Household income

$82K household · yr-3.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$98K
Household
$82K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (30 households)
Owned outright
63%
Owned with mortgage
13%
Rented
13%
Dwelling structure12.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 66% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 27% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

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

3,914 people · 20223,585 by 2032 (-8.4%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Goomalling local government area, Karranadgin is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6460). It is home to about 86 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $82K 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 +0.8% 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, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $251 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.8% 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+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,600
Rent · wk(Census)$251
Population growth · Goomalling LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,002
5-year growth+0.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Goomalling LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2
Houses2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Goomalling LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.2pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6460ATO
Negatively geared5%
22 of filers
Avg rental loss$9,885/yr
Landlords (rental income)50
Reported capital gains42
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population86
Median age40
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,583
Personal income · wk$833
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,625 → $1,583
Change-2.6%
vs WA median-16.3 pp
Median rent+22.4%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Goomalling LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Goomalling Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Goomalling LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places14
Goomalling Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Childcare · Goomalling LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places19
Exceeding NQS0
Goomalling Gumnuts Inc.19 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Karranadgin 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 · 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 Karranadgin 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

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

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Karranadgin FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Karranadgin in?

    Karranadgin is in the Goomalling Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6460. Council-level context for Goomalling LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Karranadgin?

    The median weekly rent in Karranadgin is $251/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Karranadgin a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Karranadgin 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 Karranadgin?

    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 Karranadgin 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.