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Suburb profile ·Mundaring LGA · WA ·6056

Boya WA 6056

Boya is in Mundaring LGA, WA, postcode 6056, with population 669.

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. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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
$950/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
669
669 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
9,739
499 added 12mo · 55MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,975
Median rent · wk$395

Affordability

44%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,975/mo, while renters pay about $4,117/mo — renting runs $2,142/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$112K
Median rent · wk
$950
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,975

Household income

$112K household · yr+31.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$134K
Household
$112K

Full data detail

Boya WA — Property Data and Demographics

Boya (postcode 6056) is a small locality in Western Australia within the Mundaring local government area. With a population of 669, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $112K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.7% 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 healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $950. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,975.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +2.7% 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+2.7% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,975
Rent · wk(Census)$395
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$950
Population growth · Mundaring LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)43,577
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+2.7%
20012025
Development · Mundaring LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)144
Houses122
Units22
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mundaring LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6056ATO
Negatively geared1,406 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,601/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,663
Reported capital gains1,702
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population669
Median age41
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,159
Personal income · wk$933
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Boya is usable, but it 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 · 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 · 8 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Boya 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 school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, 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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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Boya FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Boya in?

    Boya is in the Mundaring Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6056. Council-level context for Mundaring LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Boya?

    The median weekly rent in Boya is $950/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Boya?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Boya 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 Boya a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Boya 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 Boya?

    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 Boya 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.