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Suburb profile ·Kalamunda LGA · WA ·6076

Bickley WA 6076

Bickley is in Kalamunda LGA, WA, postcode 6076, with population 713.

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

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. 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
$350/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
713
713 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
5,460
264 added 12mo · 30MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,600
Median rent · wk$350

Affordability

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,600/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — owning runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$117K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,600

Household income

$117K household · yr+36.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$124K
Household
$117K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1081
Students141
Independent1
  • Carmel Adventist College Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1081

Full data detail

Bickley WA — Property Data and Demographics

Bickley is a small community in Western Australia within the Kalamunda local government area (postcode 6076). It is home to about 713 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 +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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.

Bickley is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1081, which is above the national average of 1,000.

From an investment perspective, 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
Pop. Growth+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,600
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Population growth · Kalamunda LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)65,007
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Kalamunda LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)129
Houses124
Units5
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kalamunda LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.5%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6076ATO
Negatively geared983 (6.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,201/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,184
Reported capital gains1,717
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population713
Median age48
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,241
Personal income · wk$809
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Bickley rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 Bickley 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.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

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

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Carmel most similar
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pop same · rent -$5/wk

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Walliston most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent same $

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

Pickering Brook most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent same $

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

Bickley FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bickley in?

    Bickley is in the Kalamunda Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6076. Council-level context for Kalamunda LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bickley?

    The median weekly rent in Bickley is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Bickley a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bickley?

    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.

  5. How often is the Bickley 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.