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Suburb profile ·Quairading LGA · WA ·6383

Balkuling WA 6383

Balkuling is in Quairading LGA, WA, postcode 6383, with population 21.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
21
21 local footprint
D2 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
217
3 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$1,083
Median rent · wk

Household income

$78K household · yr-8.9% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$143K
Household
$78K

Population outlook

3,909 people · 20224,234 by 2032 (+8.3%)

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

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

Balkuling (postcode 6383) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Quairading local government area. The area has roughly 21 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $78K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.4% 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 managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Dutch.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.4% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-1.4% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Quairading LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)956
5-year growth-0.6% CAGR
YoY change-1.4%
20012025
Development · Quairading LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Quairading LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+0.5pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6383ATO
Negatively geared4.2%
24 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,683/yr
Landlords (rental income)60
Reported capital gains73
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population21
Median age64
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$1,499
Personal income · wk$866
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$725 → $1,499
Change+106.8%
vs WA median+93.1 pp
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Quairading LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Quairading Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Quairading LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places13
Quairading Multi-Purpose Service13 places
Childcare · Quairading LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places19
Exceeding NQS0
Regional Early Education & Development Inc - Quairading19 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Balkuling is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 Balkuling 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 as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

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Balkuling FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Balkuling in?

    Balkuling is in the Quairading Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6383. Council-level context for Quairading LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Balkuling a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Balkuling?

    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.

  4. How often is the Balkuling 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.