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Ascot WA 6104

Ascot is in Belmont LGA, WA, postcode 6104, with population 3,095.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$750/wk
Rising
+11.9% YoY
Oct 2024 → May 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · May 2026
$947
$600
Oct 2024May 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

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

Median house
$1.3M
House median, latest period
30.7%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$750/wk
Rent context available
11.9%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.9%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
3,095
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
20 min
15.1 km to Perth CBD · free-flow
Solar
2,565
164 added 12mo · 17MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2020Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+15.4%
5-yr
+11.0%
Yield trend3.9% → 2.9% (-1.0pp · price outgrowing rent)
Indicative cashflow-$722/wk (-$37,522/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±12.0% around trend
Value vs advantage+42% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 8)

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 · 60/100 · top 40% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 60% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth76
Rental yield47
Stability20
Volatility-17.2ppCycle-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 Ascot

Owner-occupied 69%Rented 31%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.2%
656 of 1,230 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,609/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,230
Reported capital gains842
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)73.3/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

67% of homes here are owner-occupied and 31% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 67% owner-occupier / 31% renter mix.

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

Mortgage affordability

72%
of household income to service a new loan
16.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $6,457/mo vs median rent $3,250/mo (+99% · +$740/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $5,142/mo (-1,315) · at 6.0% (current): $6,457/mo · at 8.0%: $7,902/mo (+1,445)

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

Stronger 5-yr growth

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
12.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
36%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $3,250/mo — renting runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.35M
Household income · yr
$108K
Median rent · wk
$750
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.9%

Household income

$108K household · yr+26% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$131K
Household
$108K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 21% could service the median house
Under $300
27
$300-649
96
$650-999
113
$1,000-1,499
141
$1,500-1,999
140
$2,000-2,999
212
$3,000-3,999
118
$4,000+
228

Serviceability line: a household needs about $4,967/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 61% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (1,162 households)1.4% social housing
Owned outright
35%
Owned with mortgage
32%
Rented
31%
Dwelling structure11.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
70%
Townhouse / semi
13%
Flat / apartment
16%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 7% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

25/ 100 livability index

Top 75% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 25% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access50
Public transport (14 stops)42
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.

Short-term rentals

17
active listings · ~5.5 per 1,000 residents
53%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
77%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$214
median nightly (entire home)
17%
estimated occupancy
$14,457
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 0.4× the $39,000/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

15,797 people · 202217,481 by 2032 (+10.7%)

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

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

Ascot (postcode 6104) is a smaller suburb in Western Australia within the Belmont local government area. With a population of 3,095, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Ascot stand at $1.3 million, having climbed sharply by 30.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Public transport access includes 14 bus stops.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.9% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.3M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +30.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% 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 Yield2.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$1.0M Above Median
Affordability12.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+30.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$750
Gross yield1.5%
Price / income12.5x
Population growth · Belmont LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)48,221
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Belmont LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)527
Houses 20%Units 80%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Belmont LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.8%
YoY change+0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6104ATO
Negatively geared6.2%
656 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,609/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,230
Reported capital gains842
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,095
Median age46
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$2,072
Personal income · wk$1,035
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,851 → $2,072
Change+11.9%
vs WA median-1.8 pp
Median rent+0%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations5
Cafes & dining12
TransportGTFS
Bus stops14
Aged care · Belmont LGAGEN
Facilities11
Residential places526
Craigcare Ascot Waters164 places · in suburb
Sister Mary Glowrey Residential Care96 places
Aegis Parkview79 places
Aegis Karalee58 places
Belmont Community Nursing Home52 places
Brightwater Redcliffe50 places
+5 more in Belmont LGA
Childcare · Belmont LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places998
Exceeding NQS0
Great Beginnings Cloverdale96 places
Nido Early School Belmont96 places
Mulberry Tree Child Care - Ascot95 places · in suburb
Stride Early Learning Belmont86 places
Mulberry Tree OSHC - Ascot80 places
Kids Academy Early Learning Centre - Rivervale76 places
+10 more in Belmont LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Ascot carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
WA rental bonds · Feb 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 14 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.

Ascot FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ascot in?

    Ascot is in the Belmont Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6104. Council-level context for Belmont LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Ascot?

    The current median house price in Ascot, WA is $1.3M, 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 Ascot?

    The median weekly rent in Ascot is $750/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Ascot?

    Rent context available: Ascot 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.

  5. Is Ascot a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ascot?

    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.

  7. How often is the Ascot 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.