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Suburb profile ·Armadale LGA · WA ·6112

Bedfordale WA 6112

Bedfordale is in Armadale LGA, WA, postcode 6112, with population 3,038.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. 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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$900/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,038
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
18,551
1,124 added 12mo · 104MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,492
Median rent · wk$370

Affordability

33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,492/mo, while renters pay about $3,900/mo — renting runs $1,408/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$142K
Median rent · wk
$900
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,492

Household income

$142K household · yr+65.5% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$50K
Family
$146K
Household
$142K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1020
Students453
Independent1
  • Southern Hills Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1020

Full data detail

Bedfordale WA — Property Data and Demographics

Bedfordale is a smaller residential area in Western Australia within the Armadale local government area (postcode 6112). The area has roughly 3,038 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $142K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.1% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $900. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,492.

Bedfordale is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1020, which is around the national average of 1,000.

On the investment side, Population growth of +3.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+3.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,492
Rent · wk(Census)$370
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$900
Population growth · Armadale LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)113,003
5-year growth+3.5% CAGR
YoY change+3.1%
20012025
Development · Armadale LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,158
Houses1,114
Units44
YoY change+0%
Employment · Armadale LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.2%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6112ATO
Negatively geared2,864 (6.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,098/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,332
Reported capital gains2,457
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,038
Median age42
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$2,722
Personal income · wk$967
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Bedfordale works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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 Bedfordale 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market 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.

Stronger nearby reads

If Bedfordale feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Mount Nasura better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$555/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Brookdale most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$600/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Camillo better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +1400 · adds house price coverage · rent -$620/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Bedfordale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bedfordale in?

    Bedfordale is in the Armadale Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6112. Council-level context for Armadale LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bedfordale?

    The median weekly rent in Bedfordale is $900/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bedfordale?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Bedfordale rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Bedfordale a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bedfordale?

    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 Bedfordale 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.