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Suburb profile ·Laverton LGA · WA ·6440

Cosmo Newbery WA 6440

Cosmo Newbery is in Laverton LGA, WA, postcode 6440, with population 143.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$57/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,441
1K via Laverton LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
32
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$57

Affordability

8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$38K
Median rent · wk
$57

Household income

$38K household · yr-55.1% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$89K
Family
$35K
Household
$38K

Population outlook

5,203 people · 20225,946 by 2032 (+14.3%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Laverton local government area, Cosmo Newbery is a quiet locality (postcode 6440). With a population of 143, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $57 (Census 2021).

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.7% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$57
Population growth · Laverton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,441
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change-0.7%
20012025
Development · Laverton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Laverton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)13.6%
YoY change+0.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6440ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
10 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,083/yr
Landlords (rental income)18
Reported capital gains8
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population143
Median age35
Household size3
HH income · wk$739
Personal income · wk$1,702
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$824 → $739
Change-10.3%
vs WA median-24 pp
Median rent+42.5%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Laverton LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Laverton Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Laverton LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places2
Laverton Multi-Purpose Service2 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Cosmo Newbery rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Cosmo Newbery 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, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, 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

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Bandya most similar
similar rent profile

pop +100 · rent +$8/wk

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

Laverton better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +800 · adds house price coverage · rent +$38/wk

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

Cosmo Newbery FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cosmo Newbery in?

    Cosmo Newbery is in the Laverton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6440. Council-level context for Laverton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cosmo Newbery?

    The median weekly rent in Cosmo Newbery is $57/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Cosmo Newbery a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cosmo Newbery show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cosmo Newbery?

    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.

  5. How often is the Cosmo Newbery 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.