Carmel (postcode 6076) is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Kalamunda local government area. The area has roughly 754 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $122K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median weekly rent is $345 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,162.
Carmel is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1039, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.