Skip to content
Suburb profile ·Bruce Rock LGA · WA ·6418

Bruce Rock WA 6418

Bruce Rock is in Bruce Rock LGA, WA, postcode 6418, with population 742.

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.

$417/wk
Feb 2024 → Jan 2026 · 2 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Jan 2026
$375
$167
Feb 2024Jan 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 9.0%. 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
$240K
House median, latest period
32.7%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$417/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
9.0%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
742
742 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
211
3 added 12mo · 1MW
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
+33.9%
5-yr
+22.0%
Indicative cashflow$84/wk ($4,359/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-53% 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).

Investment grade

Agrade · 99/100 · top 1% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 99% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth99
Rental yield99
Stability3
Volatility-38.8ppCycle-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 Bruce Rock

Owner-occupied 74%Rented 26%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.1%
23 of 65 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,768/yr
Landlords (rental income)65
Reported capital gains54
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

67% of homes here are owner-occupied and 24% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 67% owner-occupier / 24% 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

21%
of household income to service a new loan
5.0 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyBuying cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,151/mo vs median rent $1,807/mo (-36% · -$151/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $917/mo (-234) · at 6.0% (current): $1,151/mo · at 8.0%: $1,409/mo (+258)

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
3.7x
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 $737/mo, while renters pay about $1,807/mo — renting runs $1,070/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$240K
Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$417
Owner mortgage · mo
$737
Gross yield
9.0%

Household income

$64K household · yr-24.9% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$88K
Household
$64K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)64% could service the median house
Under $300
16
$300-649
40
$650-999
45
$1,000-1,499
41
$1,500-1,999
28
$2,000-2,999
40
$3,000-3,999
18
$4,000+
17

Serviceability line: a household needs about $885/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 54% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,390/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (264 households)6.4% social housing
Owned outright
47%
Owned with mortgage
20%
Rented
24%
Dwelling structure6.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
85%
Townhouse / semi
7%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 66% drive, 1% public transport, 14% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA941
Students100
Government1
  • Bruce Rock District High SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 941

Livability

45/ 100 livability index

Top 55% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 45% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access56
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals56

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.

Population outlook

5,073 people · 20225,608 by 2032 (+10.5%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Bruce Rock local government area, Bruce Rock is a small locality (postcode 6418). The area has roughly 742 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $64K 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 +2.4% 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, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in Bruce Rock stand at $240,000, having surged by 32.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $417. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $737.

Bruce Rock is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 941, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.

From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 9.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($240K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +32.7% 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 Yield9.0% High Yield
Price vs State$240K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability3.7x Affordable
Price Momentum+32.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$737
Rent · wk(Census)$160
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$417
Gross yield3.5%
Price / income3.7x
Population growth · Bruce Rock LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,073
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Bruce Rock LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bruce Rock LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6418ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
23 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,768/yr
Landlords (rental income)65
Reported capital gains54
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population742
Median age49
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,236
Personal income · wk$746
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,138 → $1,236
Change+8.6%
vs WA median-5.1 pp
Median rent+29%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining3
Hospitals · Bruce Rock LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Bruce Rock Memorial Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Aged care · Bruce Rock LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places12
Bruce Rock Multi-Purpose Service12 places · in suburb
Childcare · Bruce Rock LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places15
Exceeding NQS0
Regional Early Education and Development - Bruce Rock15 places · in suburb
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Bruce Rock if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved AU suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bruce Rock 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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Bruce Rock FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bruce Rock in?

    Bruce Rock is in the Bruce Rock Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6418. Council-level context for Bruce Rock LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bruce Rock?

    The current median house price in Bruce Rock, WA is $240K, 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 Bruce Rock?

    The median weekly rent in Bruce Rock is $417/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 Bruce Rock?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 9.0%. 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 Bruce Rock a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bruce Rock 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 Bruce Rock?

    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 Bruce Rock 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.