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Suburb profile ·Carnarvon LGA · WA ·6701

Brown Range WA 6701

Brown Range is in Carnarvon LGA, WA, postcode 6701, with population 125.

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$465K
+5.7% YoY
2018 → 2026 · 8 periods
ABS + state medians
$465K
$268K
2018 2026
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

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. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$465K
House median, latest period
5.7%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
5,655
6K via Carnarvon LGA · SAL undercount
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 · 2023Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+20.2%
5-yr
+2.1%
Indicative cashflow-$270/wk (-$14,058/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-11% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 3)

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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Brown Range

Owner-occupied 70%Rented 30%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.5%
192 of 440 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,399/yr
Landlords (rental income)440
Reported capital gains140
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

67% of homes here are owner-occupied and 29% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 67% owner-occupier / 29% renter mix.

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

Mortgage affordability

39%
of household income to service a new loan
8.9 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,278/mo vs median rent $1,083/mo (+110% · +$276/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,819/mo (-459) · at 6.2% (current): $2,278/mo · at 8.2%: $2,782/mo (+503)

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
6.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
19%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,311/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $228/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$465K
Household income · yr
$69K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,311
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$69K household · yr-19% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$75K
Household
$69K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)23% could service the median house
Under $300
9
$300-649
5
$650-999
8
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
4
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
0

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,753/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 44% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $833/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (45 households)
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
18%
Rented
29%
Dwelling structure14.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
56%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
16%

Getting to work: 65% drive, 8% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 24% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

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

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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

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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
Brown Range WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Carnarvon local government area, Brown Range is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6701). With a population of 125, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Median house prices in Brown Range stand at $465,000, having posted strong gains by 5.7% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,311.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($465K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +5.7% 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 Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$465K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability6.7x· Moderate
Price Momentum+5.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,311
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Gross yield2.8%
Price / income6.7x
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
Population125
Median age50
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,333
Personal income · wk$680
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,016 → $1,333
Change+31.2%
vs WA median+17.5 pp
Median rent+47.1%
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining2
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
Verify-heavy evidence

Brown Range depends 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.

REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series

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
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
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 · 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Brown Range 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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

Carnarvon most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house -$65K · rent -$40/wk

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

Kingsford most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +100 · house +$135K · rent -$55/wk

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

East Carnarvon most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +700 · house -$70K · rent +$12/wk

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

Brown Range FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brown Range in?

    Brown Range 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 Brown Range?

    The current median house price in Brown Range, WA is $465K, 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 Brown Range?

    The median weekly rent in Brown Range is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Brown Range a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brown Range?

    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 Brown Range 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.