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Suburb profile ·Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGA · WA ·6254

North Greenbushes WA 6254

North Greenbushes is in Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGA, WA, postcode 6254, with population 174.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$310K
+12.7% YoY
2022 → 2025 · 2 periods
ABS + state medians
$310K
$275K
2022 2025
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Population movement supports a growth-led 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
$310K
House median, latest period
12.7%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$244/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
4.1%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
5,931
6K via Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
123
2 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$122/wk (-$6,356/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-41% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 3)

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 North Greenbushes

Owner-occupied 94%Rented 6%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.3%
22 of 36 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,943/yr
Landlords (rental income)36
Reported capital gains18
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

94% of homes here are owner-occupied and 6% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

94% 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.

Mortgage affordability

23%
of household income to service a new loan
5.2 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,519/mo vs median rent $1,057/mo (+44% · +$107/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,213/mo (-306) · at 6.2% (current): $1,519/mo · at 8.2%: $1,854/mo (+336)

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
3.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,165/mo, while renters pay about $1,057/mo — owning runs $108/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$310K
Household income · yr
$80K
Median rent · wk
$244
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,165
Gross yield
4.1%

Household income

$80K household · yr-6.3% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$84K
Household
$80K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)53% could service the median house
Under $300
4
$300-649
10
$650-999
7
$1,000-1,499
9
$1,500-1,999
6
$2,000-2,999
12
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
0

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,168/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 35% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $813/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (52 households)
Owned outright
52%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
6%
Dwelling structure21.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 78% drive, 15% public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 4% 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

7,464 people · 20228,202 by 2032 (+9.9%)

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

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

North Greenbushes is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Bridgetown-Greenbushes local government area (postcode 6254). The area has roughly 174 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $80K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in North Greenbushes is $310,000, having risen steeply by 12.7% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $244 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,165.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.1% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($310K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +12.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.0% 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 Yield4.1%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$310K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability3.9x Affordable
Price Momentum+12.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,165
Rent · wk(Census)$244
Gross yield4.1%
Price / income3.9x
Population growth · Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,931
5-year growth+2.7% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)36
Houses 89%Units 11%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6254ATO
Negatively geared7.3%
22 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,943/yr
Landlords (rental income)36
Reported capital gains18
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population174
Median age49
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,541
Personal income · wk$780
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,156 → $1,541
Change+33.3%
vs WA median+19.6 pp
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Bridgetown Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places32
Geegeelup Aged Care Facility32 places
Childcare · Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places43
Exceeding NQS0
Bridgetown Stepping Stones Early Learning Centre24 places
Bridgetown Stepping Stones19 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

North Greenbushes 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 · 2025 · 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 North Greenbushes 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.

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

Greenbushes most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house +$100K · rent -$44/wk

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

Hester most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop -100 · house +$235K · rent -$124/wk

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

Winnejup most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$4/wk

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

North Greenbushes FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is North Greenbushes in?

    North Greenbushes is in the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6254. Council-level context for Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in North Greenbushes?

    The current median house price in North Greenbushes, WA is $310K, 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 North Greenbushes?

    The median weekly rent in North Greenbushes is $244/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is North Greenbushes a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for North Greenbushes show: Moderate 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 North Greenbushes?

    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 North Greenbushes 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.