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Suburb profile ·Swan LGA · WA ·6055

Bushmead WA 6055

Bushmead is in Swan LGA, WA, postcode 6055, with population 677.

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.

$890/wk
Jun 2023 → Feb 2026 · 9 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Feb 2026 · sparse signal
$1025
$650
Jun 2023Feb 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$890/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
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Need rent + price
Population
677
677 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
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No matched school data
Solar
10,554
873 added 12mo · 66MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,199
Median rent · wk$480

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,199/mo, while renters pay about $3,857/mo — renting runs $1,658/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$143K
Median rent · wk
$890
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,199

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$143K household · yr+66.7% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$75K
Family
$154K
Household
$143K

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Bushmead WA — Property Data and Demographics

Bushmead (postcode 6055) is a small community in Western Australia within the Swan local government area. It is home to about 677 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.0% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $890. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,199.

Public transport access includes 9 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +4.0% 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+4.0%↑ Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,199
Rent · wk(Census)$480
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$890
Population growth · Swan LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)187,090
5-year growth+4% CAGR
YoY change+4%
20012025
Development · Swan LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,869
Houses1,760
Units109
YoY change+0%
Employment · Swan LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6055ATO
Negatively geared1,381 (5.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,362/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,297
Reported capital gains1,504
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population677
Median age32
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,742
Personal income · wk$1,433
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals135Technicians & Trades87Clerical & Administrative79Managers55Community & Personal Service55
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare60Education56Mining44Construction40Public Admin & Safety40
Top ancestryCensus
English298Australian249Irish68Scottish61Italian42
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
Nearby in Swan LGA12
Hazelmere$749K · 935West Swan · 786Brigadoon · 1,025Upper Swan · 549Millendon · 490Woodbridge · 1,207Viveash · 1,280Koongamia · 985Herne Hill · 1,542The Vines$800K · 5,848Bellevue · 1,514Belhus · 264
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Bushmead 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 · 9 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 Bushmead 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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

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Stronger nearby reads

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

Hazelmere better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$590/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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West Swan most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent -$540/wk

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

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Brigadoon most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent -$267/wk

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

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Bushmead FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bushmead in?

    Bushmead is in the Swan Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6055. Council-level context for Swan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bushmead?

    The median weekly rent in Bushmead is $890/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bushmead?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Bushmead 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 Bushmead a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bushmead 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 Bushmead?

    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 Bushmead 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.