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Suburb profile ·Karratha LGA · WA ·6714

Bulgarra WA 6714

Bulgarra is in Karratha LGA, WA, postcode 6714, with population 2,990.

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.

$825/wk
+3.1% YoY
Aug 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$950
$680
Aug 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. 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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$825/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
3.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,990
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,121
42 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,810
Median rent · wk$388

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,810/mo, while renters pay about $3,575/mo — renting runs $1,765/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$146K
Median rent · wk
$825
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,810

Household income

$146K household · yr+70.9% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$73K
Family
$166K
Household
$146K

Full data detail

Bulgarra WA — Property Data and Demographics

Bulgarra is a smaller residential area in Western Australia within the Karratha local government area (postcode 6714). The area has roughly 2,990 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $146K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $825. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,810.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

On the investment side, 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$1,810
Rent · wk(Census)$388
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$825
Population growth · Karratha LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)25,429
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Karratha LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)189
Houses101
Units88
YoY change+0%
Employment · Karratha LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6714ATO
Negatively geared1,548 (14.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,921/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,622
Reported capital gains898
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,990
Median age33
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,812
Personal income · wk$1,409
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Bulgarra 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 · 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 Bulgarra 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.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -900 · rent -$458/wk

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Baynton most similar
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Bulgarra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bulgarra in?

    Bulgarra is in the Karratha Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6714. Council-level context for Karratha LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bulgarra?

    The median weekly rent in Bulgarra is $825/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bulgarra?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Bulgarra 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 Bulgarra a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bulgarra 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 Bulgarra?

    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 Bulgarra 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.