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Suburb profile ·Esperance LGA · WA ·6450

Chadwick WA 6450

Chadwick is in Esperance LGA, WA, postcode 6450, with population 164.

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.

$520K
+5.1% YoY
2019 → 2022 · 3 periods
ABS + state medians
$520K
$495K
2019 2022
Why it fits

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

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.

Median house
$520K
House median, latest period
5.1%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$325/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
3.3%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
14,663
15K via Esperance LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,288
43 added 12mo · 9MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2021Peak · 2019

At / near its all-time high

Indicative cashflow-$268/wk (-$13,949/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-22% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 5)

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 Chadwick

Owner-occupied 79%Rented 21%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.5%
478 of 1,291 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,893/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,291
Reported capital gains763
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)72.7/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

80% of homes here are owner-occupied and 21% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

80% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 3.3% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

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

Mortgage affordability

42%
of household income to service a new loan
9.5 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,548/mo vs median rent $1,408/mo (+81% · +$263/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $2,034/mo (-514) · at 6.2% (current): $2,548/mo · at 8.2%: $3,111/mo (+563)

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

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
7.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,533/mo, while renters pay about $1,408/mo — owning runs $125/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$520K
Household income · yr
$73K
Median rent · wk
$325
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,533
Gross yield
3.3%

Household income

$73K household · yr-15% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$101K
Household
$73K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)34% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
4
$650-999
6
$1,000-1,499
11
$1,500-1,999
11
$2,000-2,999
6
$3,000-3,999
9
$4,000+
0

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,960/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 27% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,083/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (56 households)
Owned outright
48%
Owned with mortgage
32%
Rented
21%
Dwelling structure5.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
84%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 70% drive, 0% public transport, 16% walk or cycle, 14% 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

Short-term rentals

5
active listings
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
20%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

12,543 people · 202213,098 by 2032 (+4.4%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Esperance local government area, Chadwick is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6450). The area has roughly 164 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $73K 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 +0.3% 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, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Chadwick is $520,000, having grown strongly by 5.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $325. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,533.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.3% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($520K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +5.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% 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 Yield3.3%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$520K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability7.1x· Moderate
Price Momentum+5.1% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,533
Rent · wk(Census)$222
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$325
Gross yield2.2%
Price / income7.1x
Population growth · Esperance LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,663
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Esperance LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)55
Houses 75%Units 25%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Esperance LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6450ATO
Negatively geared5.5%
478 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,893/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,291
Reported capital gains763
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population164
Median age48
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,399
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,541 → $1,399
Change-9.2%
vs WA median-22.9 pp
Median rent+122%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Esperance LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Esperance Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Esperance LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places104
Esperance Aged Care Facility104 places
Childcare · Esperance LGAACECQA
Services4
Approved places250
Exceeding NQS0
Kids on Castletown Child Care81 places
Cubbys Learnaversity72 places
Lingalonga Early Years Learning Centre Inc67 places
Esperance Outside School Hours Care30 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Chadwick 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 · 2022 · 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 · 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 · 2 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 Chadwick 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 lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Nulsen most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +900 · house -$125K · rent -$105/wk

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

Esperance most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +1900 · house +$150K · rent -$90/wk

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

Gibson most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house -$159.5K · rent -$35/wk

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

Chadwick FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Chadwick in?

    Chadwick is in the Esperance Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6450. Council-level context for Esperance LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Chadwick?

    The current median house price in Chadwick, WA is $520K, 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 Chadwick?

    The median weekly rent in Chadwick is $325/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Chadwick?

    Rent context available: Chadwick has usable rent context. 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 Chadwick a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Chadwick?

    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 Chadwick 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.