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Suburb profile ·Busselton LGA · WA ·6280

Broadwater WA 6280

Broadwater is in Busselton LGA, WA, postcode 6280, with population 4,269.

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.

$750/wk
+1.4% YoY
Jun 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$850
$500
Jun 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$750/wk
Rent context available
1.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,269
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
7,886
478 added 12mo · 46MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$370

Affordability

61%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $3,250/mo — renting runs $1,517/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$750
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$64K household · yr-25.1% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$81K
Household
$64K

Full data detail

Broadwater WA — Property Data and Demographics

Broadwater (postcode 6280) is a smaller residential area in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area. It is home to about 4,269 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $750. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Public transport access includes 39 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% 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+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$370
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$750
Population growth · Busselton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)46,184
5-year growth+2.4% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Busselton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)348
Houses333
Units15
YoY change+0%
Employment · Busselton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.2%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6280ATO
Negatively geared1,020 (5.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,005/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,558
Reported capital gains2,093
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,269
Median age53
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,232
Personal income · wk$632
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops39
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Broadwater 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 · 39 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 Broadwater 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 school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

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

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Broadwater FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Broadwater in?

    Broadwater is in the Busselton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6280. Council-level context for Busselton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Broadwater?

    The median weekly rent in Broadwater is $750/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Broadwater?

    Rent context available: Broadwater has usable rent context. 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 Broadwater a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Broadwater 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 Broadwater?

    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 Broadwater 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.