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Suburb profile ·Bayswater LGA · WA ·6053

Bayswater WA 6053

Bayswater is in Bayswater LGA, WA, postcode 6053, with population 15,288.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$750/wk
Rising
+12.8% YoY
Oct 2024 → May 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · May 2026
$750
$630
Oct 2024May 2026
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.

Median house
$1.2M
House median, latest period
22.3%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$750/wk
Income-stretched rent market
12.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.3%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
15,288
15K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
4
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Drive to city
11 min
7.3 km to Perth CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
23 min
Public transport to Perth CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
2,949
160 added 12mo · 18MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Houses to 2026 · Units to 2024 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2020Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+19.1%
5-yr
+14.5%
Affordability trajectoryImproving
Price
+3.5%/yr
Income
+5.0%/yr

Growth in median price vs median household income — improving — incomes outgrowing prices.

Yield trend4.8% → 3.0% (-1.7pp · price outgrowing rent)
Indicative cashflow-$582/wk (-$30,270/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±3.6% around trend
Value vs advantage+43% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 7)

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

Agrade · 85/100 · top 15% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 85% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth91
Rental yield53
Stability87
Volatility-8.8ppCycle-2.0Affordability+1.5

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 Bayswater

Owner-occupied 72%Rented 28%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.7%
808 of 1,487 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,779/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,487
Reported capital gains1,162
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)60.9/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

70% of homes here are owner-occupied and 28% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 70% owner-occupier / 28% 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

65%
of household income to service a new loan
15.1 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $5,756/mo vs median rent $3,250/mo (+77% · +$578/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $4,583/mo (-1,172) · at 6.0% (current): $5,756/mo · at 8.0%: $7,044/mo (+1,288)

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
11.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000/mo, while renters pay about $3,250/mo — renting runs $1,250/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.20M
Household income · yr
$106K
Median rent · wk
$750
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,000
Gross yield
3.3%

Household income

$106K household · yr+23.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$53K
Family
$139K
Household
$106K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 18% could service the median house
Under $300
184
$300-649
736
$650-999
547
$1,000-1,499
677
$1,500-1,999
627
$2,000-2,999
1,058
$3,000-3,999
810
$4,000+
991

Serviceability line: a household needs about $4,427/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 60% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,500/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$57K → $69K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (6,111 households)4.0% social housing
Owned outright
28%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
28%
Dwelling structure9.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
80%
Townhouse / semi
16%
Flat / apartment
4%

Getting to work: 71% drive, 10% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total4
Avg ICSEA1071
Students1,612
Catholic1
Government3
  • Bayswater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1102
  • Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1066
  • Durham Road SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 992
  • St Columba's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1125

Livability

90/ 100 livability index

Top 10% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 90% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access77
Public transport (91 stops)95
Schools & hospitals81

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

44
active listings · ~2.9 per 1,000 residents
57%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
46%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$231
median nightly (entire home)
46%
estimated occupancy
$30,184
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 0.8× 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

25,540 people · 202227,095 by 2032 (+6.1%)

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

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

Bayswater is an established suburb in Western Australia within the Bayswater local government area (postcode 6053). It is home to about 15,288 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $106K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Bayswater is $1.2 million, having jumped by 22.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $400,000 (+11.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

Bayswater is served by 4 schools, including 3 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1071, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 89 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +22.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% 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 Yield3.3%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.2M/$1.0M· Near Median
Affordability11.3x Stretched
Price Momentum+22.3% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,000
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$750
Gross yield1.5%
Price / income11.3x
Population growth · Bayswater LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)77,383
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Bayswater LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)217
Houses 88%Units 12%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bayswater LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6053ATO
Negatively geared7.7%
808 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,779/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,487
Reported capital gains1,162
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population15,288
Median age39
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$2,037
Personal income · wk$1,015
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$69,334
Mean income$83,716
Earners17,737
YoY change+4.1%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,705 → $2,037
Change+19.5%
vs WA median+5.8 pp
Median rent+0%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining12
iga1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops89
King William St After Station St
King William St Before Station St
Aged care · Bayswater LGAGEN
Facilities9
Residential places559
Osboine Contemporary Aged Care106 places · in suburb
Regis Embleton82 places
Amana Living St George's Care Centre79 places · in suburb
Mertome Aged Care71 places · in suburb
Juniper Karinya70 places
Juniper Ella Williams66 places
+3 more in Bayswater LGA
Childcare · Bayswater LGAACECQA
Services32
Approved places1,893
Exceeding NQS0
Elk Early Learning and Kindergarten124 places
MercyCare Early Learning Service Bedford120 places
Nido Early School Maylands112 places
St. Columba's Outside School Hours Care107 places · in suburb
Indigo Montessori Child Care and Kindy - Morley105 places
Great Beginnings Bayswater87 places · in suburb
+26 more in Bayswater LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Bayswater 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 · 4 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 · 91 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.

Bayswater FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bayswater in?

    Bayswater is in the Bayswater Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6053. Council-level context for Bayswater LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bayswater?

    The current median house price in Bayswater, WA is $1.2M, 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 Bayswater?

    The median weekly rent in Bayswater is $750/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Bayswater?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. 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 Bayswater a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bayswater?

    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 Bayswater 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.