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Nangeenan WA 6414

Nangeenan is in Merredin LGA, WA, postcode 6414, with population 75.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$350K
+40.0% YoY
2023 → 2026 · 2 periods
ABS + state medians
$350K
$250K
2023 2026
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

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. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$350K
House median, latest period
40.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
2.2%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
3,365
3K via Merredin LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
6
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$232/wk (-$12,070/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-41% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 4)

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).

Mortgage affordability

22%
of household income to service a new loan
5.0 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,715/mo vs median rent $650/mo (+164% · +$246/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,369/mo (-346) · at 6.2% (current): $1,715/mo · at 8.2%: $2,094/mo (+379)

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

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
3.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,813/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — owning runs $1,163/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$350K
Household income · yr
$94K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,813
Gross yield
2.2%

Household income

$94K household · yr+10.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$97K
Household
$94K

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.

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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

5,073 people · 20225,608 by 2032 (+10.5%)

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

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

Nangeenan is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Merredin local government area (postcode 6414). The area has roughly 75 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Median house prices in Nangeenan stand at $350,000, having surged by 40% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,813.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.2%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($350K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +40.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% 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 Yield2.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$350K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability3.7x Affordable
Price Momentum+40.0% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,813
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Gross yield2.2%
Price / income3.7x
Population growth · Merredin LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,365
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
20012025
Development · Merredin LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6
Houses6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Merredin LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population75
Median age49
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,812
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,781 → $1,812
Change+1.7%
vs WA median-12 pp
Median rent+0%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Merredin LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Merredin Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Merredin LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places19
Merredin Multi-Purpose Service19 places
Childcare · Merredin LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places36
Exceeding NQS0
Regional Early Education and Development - Merredin36 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Nangeenan depends 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 · 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
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 Nangeenan 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.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Burracoppin most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$189K · rent -$30/wk

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

Merredin most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +2500 · house -$50K · rent +$70/wk

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

Korbel most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$53/wk

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

Nangeenan FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nangeenan in?

    Nangeenan is in the Merredin Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6414. Council-level context for Merredin LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Nangeenan?

    The current median house price in Nangeenan, WA is $350K, 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 Nangeenan?

    The median weekly rent in Nangeenan is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Nangeenan a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Nangeenan?

    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.

  6. How often is the Nangeenan 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.