Located in Western Australia within the Swan local government area, Kiara is a small community (postcode 6054). With a population of 1,776, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $79K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.0% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
Kiara has a median house price of $904,000, which has climbed sharply by 27.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $690. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.
Kiara is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 804, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($904K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +27.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +4.0% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.