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Suburb profile ·Donnybrook-Balingup LGA · WA ·6253

Balingup WA 6253

Balingup is in Donnybrook-Balingup LGA, WA, postcode 6253, with population 565.

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What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
565
565 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
220
11 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,348
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

53%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,348/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — renting runs $819/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$500
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,348

Household income

$49K household · yr-42.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$66K
Household
$49K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA998
Students57
Government1
  • Balingup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 998

Full data detail

Balingup WA — Property Data and Demographics

Balingup (postcode 6253) is a small locality in Western Australia within the Donnybrook-Balingup local government area. It is home to about 565 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,348.

Balingup is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 998, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,348
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$500
Population growth · Donnybrook-Balingup LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,698
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.4%
20012025
Development · Donnybrook-Balingup LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)24
Houses24
YoY change+0%
Employment · Donnybrook-Balingup LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6253ATO
Negatively geared16 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,006/yr
Landlords (rental income)64
Reported capital gains46
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population565
Median age58
Household size2
HH income · wk$944
Personal income · wk$540
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Balingup has 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.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

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
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 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.

Balingup FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Balingup in?

    Balingup is in the Donnybrook-Balingup Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6253. Council-level context for Donnybrook-Balingup LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Balingup?

    The median weekly rent in Balingup is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Balingup?

    Rent context available: Balingup 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.

  4. Is Balingup a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Balingup show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Balingup?

    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 Balingup 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.