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Suburb profile ·Carnarvon LGA · WA ·6701

Brockman WA 6701

Brockman is in Carnarvon LGA, WA, postcode 6701, with population 993.

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.

$485/wk
Rising
+76.4% YoY
Sep 2023 → Feb 2026 · 12 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Feb 2026
$650
$180
Sep 2023Feb 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 6.3%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$403K
House median, latest period
41.2%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$485/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
76.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
6.3%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
993
993 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
509
15 added 12mo · 6MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2019Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+3.3%
5-yr
+8.3%
Yield trend3.6% → 6.5% (+2.9pp · rent outgrowing price)
Indicative cashflow-$33/wk (-$1,693/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-1% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 1)

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

Bgrade · 66/100 · top 34% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 66% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth29
Rental yield97
Stability6
Volatility-28.5ppCycle-2.0

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 Brockman

Owner-occupied 36%Rented 64%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.5%
192 of 440 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,399/yr
Landlords (rental income)440
Reported capital gains140
The read

High-yield rental market

34% of homes here are owner-occupied and 60% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

Gross yield 6.3% is strong — the case here leans on rental cash flow.

What to check

60% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 34% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

32%
of household income to service a new loan
7.3 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRoughly even

New-loan repayment $1,972/mo vs median rent $2,102/mo (-6% · -$30/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,575/mo (-398) · at 6.2% (current): $1,972/mo · at 8.2%: $2,408/mo (+436)

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
5.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,102/mo — renting runs $802/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$403K
Household income · yr
$73K
Median rent · wk
$485
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300
Gross yield
6.3%

Household income

$73K household · yr-14.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$107K
Household
$73K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)46% could service the median house
Under $300
25
$300-649
68
$650-999
36
$1,000-1,499
41
$1,500-1,999
23
$2,000-2,999
64
$3,000-3,999
31
$4,000+
26

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,517/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 56% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,617/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (358 households)33.5% social housing
Owned outright
18%
Owned with mortgage
17%
Rented
60%
Dwelling structure25.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
72%
Townhouse / semi
17%
Flat / apartment
13%

Getting to work: 84% drive, 4% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 1% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

1/ 100 livability index

Top 99% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 1% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (1 stops)12
Schools & hospitals0

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.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

5,146 people · 20225,363 by 2032 (+4.2%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Carnarvon local government area, Brockman is a close-knit residential community (postcode 6701). It is home to about 993 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $73K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% 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, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

Median house prices in Brockman stand at $403,000, having risen steeply by 41.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $485. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 6.3%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($403K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +41.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% 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 Yield6.3% High Yield
Price vs State$403K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability5.5x Affordable
Price Momentum+41.2% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$208
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$485
Gross yield2.7%
Price / income5.5x
Population growth · Carnarvon LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,655
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Carnarvon LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2
Houses2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Carnarvon LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7%
YoY change+1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6701ATO
Negatively geared6.5%
192 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,399/yr
Landlords (rental income)440
Reported capital gains140
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population993
Median age39
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,411
Personal income · wk$814
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,618 → $1,411
Change-12.8%
vs WA median-26.5 pp
Median rent+4%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Carnarvon LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Carnarvon Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Carnarvon LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places38
Carnarvon Multi-Purpose Service38 places
Childcare · Carnarvon LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places58
Exceeding NQS0
One Tree Granny Glasgow Childrens Service58 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Brockman carries enough direct local evidence 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 · 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 · 1 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.

Brockman FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brockman in?

    Brockman is in the Carnarvon Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6701. Council-level context for Carnarvon LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Brockman?

    The current median house price in Brockman, WA is $403K, 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 Brockman?

    The median weekly rent in Brockman is $485/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Brockman?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 6.3%. 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 Brockman a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Brockman show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brockman?

    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 Brockman 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.