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Suburb profile ·Corrigin LGA · WA ·6375

Corrigin WA 6375

Corrigin is in Corrigin LGA, WA, postcode 6375, with population 701.

The read

Affordability-first

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.

$245K
+1.2% YoY
2017 → 2026 · 10 periods
ABS + state medians
$245K
$103K
2017 2026
Why it fits

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

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$245K
House median, latest period
1.2%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$195/wk
Rent context available
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
4.1%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
701
701 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
253
7 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 · 2020Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+10.8%
5-yr
+12.7%
Indicative cashflow-$87/wk (-$4,547/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-58% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 4)

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

Bgrade · 68/100 · top 32% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 68% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth72
Rental yield77
Stability11
Volatility-22.4ppCycle-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 Corrigin

Owner-occupied 73%Rented 27%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
30 of 82 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,401/yr
Landlords (rental income)82
Reported capital gains69
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)60.7/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

68% of homes here are owner-occupied and 25% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 68% owner-occupier / 25% 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

23%
of household income to service a new loan
5.4 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,175/mo vs median rent $845/mo (+39% · +$76/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $936/mo (-239) · at 6.0% (current): $1,175/mo · at 8.0%: $1,438/mo (+263)

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
4.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $845/mo — owning runs $22/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$245K
Household income · yr
$60K
Median rent · wk
$195
Owner mortgage · mo
$867
Gross yield
4.1%

Household income

$60K household · yr-29.7% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$92K
Household
$60K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)60% could service the median house
Under $300
15
$300-649
58
$650-999
50
$1,000-1,499
44
$1,500-1,999
30
$2,000-2,999
53
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
13

Serviceability line: a household needs about $904/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: $650/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (297 households)6.1% social housing
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
24%
Rented
25%
Dwelling structure17.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
6%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 75% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA955
Students125
Government1
  • Corrigin District High SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 955

Livability

50/ 100 livability index

Top 50% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 50% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access66
Public transport (1 stops)12
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.

Short-term rentals

6
active listings · ~8.6 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
83%
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

3,592 people · 20223,791 by 2032 (+5.5%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Corrigin local government area, Corrigin is a small locality (postcode 6375). With a population of 701, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and wholesale trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in Corrigin is $245,000, having risen modestly by 1.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $195. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Corrigin is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 955, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.1%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($245K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +1.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% 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 Yield4.1%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$245K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability4.1x Affordable
Price Momentum+1.2%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$185
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$195
Gross yield3.9%
Price / income4.1x
Population growth · Corrigin LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,052
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Corrigin LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)5
Houses5
YoY change+0%
Employment · Corrigin LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change+0.7pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6375ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
30 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,401/yr
Landlords (rental income)82
Reported capital gains69
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population701
Median age50
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,157
Personal income · wk$771
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,169 → $1,157
Change-1%
vs WA median-14.7 pp
Median rent+23.3%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Corrigin LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Corrigin Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Aged care · Corrigin LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places14
Corrigin Multi-Purpose Service14 places · in suburb
Childcare · Corrigin LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places19
Exceeding NQS0
Regional Early Education and Development - Corrigin19 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Corrigin 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 · 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.

Corrigin FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Corrigin in?

    Corrigin is in the Corrigin Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6375. Council-level context for Corrigin LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Corrigin?

    The current median house price in Corrigin, WA is $245K, 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 Corrigin?

    The median weekly rent in Corrigin is $195/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Corrigin?

    Rent context available: Corrigin 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 Corrigin a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Corrigin show: Moderate 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 Corrigin?

    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 Corrigin 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.