Roebourne WA 6718
Roebourne is in Karratha LGA, WA, postcode 6718, with population 975.
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Roebourne has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Roebourne has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Roebourne has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $300/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Roebourne has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Schools, Hospitals
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Crime
Roebourne currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Roebourne WA
Roebourne is a small community in Western Australia within the Karratha local government area (postcode 6718). With a population of 975, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $55K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median house price in Roebourne is $700,000, having dropped significantly 8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $248,000 (+26.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $300. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.
Roebourne is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 686, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Roebourne offers a gross rental yield of 2.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($700K/$951K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -8.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Roebourne is a small community in Western Australia within the Karratha local government area (postcode 6718). With a population of 975, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $55K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median house price in Roebourne is $700,000, having dropped significantly 8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $248,000 (+26.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $300. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.
Roebourne is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 686, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Roebourne offers a gross rental yield of 2.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($700K/$951K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -8.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Roebourne FAQ
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What LGA is Roebourne in?
Roebourne is in the Karratha Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6718. Council-level context for Karratha LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Roebourne?
The current median house price in Roebourne, WA is $700K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Roebourne?
The median weekly rent in Roebourne is $300/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Roebourne?
Rent context available: Roebourne has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Roebourne a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Roebourne show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Roebourne?
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.
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How often is the Roebourne 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.