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Suburb profile ·Greater Geraldton LGA · WA ·6530

West End WA 6530

West End is in Greater Geraldton LGA, WA, postcode 6530, with population 536.

The read

Verify-first

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$655K
+15.9% YoY
2017 → 2026 · 4 periods
ABS + state medians
$655K
$142K
2017 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$655K
House median, latest period
15.9%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$225/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
1.8%
Low yield band
D4 vs AU
Population
536
536 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
6,559
243 added 12mo · 36MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2017Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+66.5%
Indicative cashflow-$476/wk (-$24,761/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage+61% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 1)

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).

Investment grade

Bgrade · 79/100 · top 21% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 79% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth100
Rental yield13
Stability22
Volatility-16.6ppCycle-2.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in West End

Owner-occupied 78%Rented 22%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6%
1,239 of 2,287 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,036/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,287
Reported capital gains1,526
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

72% of homes here are owner-occupied and 21% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

72% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 1.8% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

100%
of household income to service a new loan
22.6 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,209/mo vs median rent $975/mo (+229% · +$516/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $2,562/mo (-647) · at 6.2% (current): $3,209/mo · at 8.2%: $3,918/mo (+709)

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
16.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
30%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,044/mo, while renters pay about $975/mo — owning runs $69/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$655K
Household income · yr
$39K
Median rent · wk
$225
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,044
Gross yield
1.8%

Household income

$39K household · yr-54.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$53K
Household
$39K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)7% could service the median house
Under $300
18
$300-649
95
$650-999
61
$1,000-1,499
41
$1,500-1,999
18
$2,000-2,999
20
$3,000-3,999
10
$4,000+
5

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,469/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 52% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $750/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (282 households)1.8% social housing
Owned outright
64%
Owned with mortgage
9%
Rented
21%
Dwelling structure11.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
88%
Townhouse / semi
5%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 86% drive, 0% public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

6/ 100 livability index

Top 94% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 6% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (6 stops)25
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

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

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

12,395 people · 202213,140 by 2032 (+6.0%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Greater Geraldton local government area, West End is a close-knit residential community (postcode 6530). The area has roughly 536 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $39K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in West End is $655,000, having surged by 15.9% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,044.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($655K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 16.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +15.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% 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 Yield1.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$655K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability16.9x Stretched
Price Momentum+15.9% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,044
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income16.9x
Population growth · Greater Geraldton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,882
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Greater Geraldton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)185
Houses 92%Units 8%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Geraldton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6530ATO
Negatively geared6%
1,239 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,036/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,287
Reported capital gains1,526
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population536
Median age61
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$744
Personal income · wk$513
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$710 → $744
Change+4.8%
vs WA median-8.9 pp
Median rent-10%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Hospitals · Greater Geraldton LGAAIHW
Public2
Private1
Geraldton Hospitalpublic
Mullewa Health Servicepublic
St John of God Geraldton Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Greater Geraldton LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places281
Nazareth House Geraldton111 places
Geraldton Shore Care Community90 places
Juniper Hillcrest80 places
WA Country Health Service - Midwest Transition Care ServiceTransition Care
WA Country Health Service Midwest STRCShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Greater Geraldton LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places842
Exceeding NQS0
Goodstart Early Learning Wonthella99 places
Kids Hub NatureScape63 places
Bambi Child Care Centre - Fitzgerald61 places
Bambi Child Care OSHC60 places
Kidz Retreat59 places
Turtle Cove Early Learning Centre Central59 places
+10 more in Greater Geraldton LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

West End 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 · 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 · 6 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

West End FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is West End in?

    West End is in the Greater Geraldton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6530. Council-level context for Greater Geraldton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in West End?

    The current median house price in West End, WA is $655K, 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 West End?

    The median weekly rent in West End is $225/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is West End a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for West End?

    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 West End 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.