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Suburb profile ·Bassendean LGA · WA ·6054

Eden Hill WA 6054

Eden Hill is in Bassendean LGA, WA, postcode 6054, with population 3,703.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$680/wk
Rising
+6.3% YoY
Jun 2024 → May 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · May 2026
$770
$600
Jun 2024May 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
$900K
House median, latest period
19.2%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$680/wk
Rent context available
6.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.9%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
3,703
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
16 min
10.9 km to Perth CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
31 min
Public transport to Perth CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
4,336
223 added 12mo · 24MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2019Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+22.6%
5-yr
+16.5%
Yield trend7.0% → 4.0% (-3.0pp · price outgrowing rent)
Indicative cashflow-$348/wk (-$18,120/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage+55% 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

Agrade · 95/100 · top 5% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 95% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth96
Rental yield79
Stability56
Volatility-10.7ppCycle-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 Eden Hill

Owner-occupied 76%Rented 24%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.8%
769 of 1,559 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,109/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,559
Reported capital gains1,055
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)55.3/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Mortgage affordability

60%
of household income to service a new loan
13.9 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $4,317/mo vs median rent $2,947/mo (+46% · +$316/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $3,437/mo (-879) · at 6.0% (current): $4,317/mo · at 8.0%: $5,283/mo (+966)

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
10.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
41%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $1,214/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$900K
Household income · yr
$87K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733
Gross yield
3.9%

Household income

$87K household · yr+1.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$106K
Household
$87K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)16% could service the median house
Under $300
36
$300-649
179
$650-999
161
$1,000-1,499
217
$1,500-1,999
148
$2,000-2,999
294
$3,000-3,999
132
$4,000+
120

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,321/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 65% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,267/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (1,396 households)2.4% social housing
Owned outright
31%
Owned with mortgage
43%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure7.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
86%
Townhouse / semi
13%
Flat / apartment
1%

Getting to work: 80% drive, 5% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 6% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1019
Students414
Government1
  • Eden Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1019

Livability

27/ 100 livability index

Top 73% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 27% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (10 stops)33
Schools & hospitals25

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

10
active listings · ~2.7 per 1,000 residents
30%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
70%
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

16,600 people · 202217,211 by 2032 (+3.7%)

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

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

Eden Hill is a smaller suburb in Western Australia within the Bassendean local government area (postcode 6054). With a population of 3,703, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Eden Hill has a median house price of $900,000, which has climbed sharply by 19.2% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Eden Hill is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1019, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 10 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Eden Hill shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($900K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +19.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% 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 Yield3.9%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$900K/$1.0M· Near Median
Affordability10.4x Stretched
Price Momentum+19.2% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$340
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$680
Gross yield2.0%
Price / income10.4x
Population growth · Bassendean LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,413
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Bassendean LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)64
Houses 77%Units 23%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bassendean LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6054ATO
Negatively geared5.8%
769 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,109/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,559
Reported capital gains1,055
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,703
Median age38
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,664
Personal income · wk$788
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,389 → $1,664
Change+19.8%
vs WA median+6.1 pp
Median rent-2.9%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
Aged care · Bassendean LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places80
Aegis Bassendean80 places
Childcare · Bassendean LGAACECQA
Services11
Approved places567
Exceeding NQS2
Nido Early School Bassendean83 places
Anzac Terrace OSHClub70 places
Eden Hill Outside School Hours Care60 places · in suburb
MercyCare Early Learning Service Bassendean57 places
Wind In The Willows Bassendean55 places
St Michael's OSHClub50 places
+5 more in Bassendean LGA
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Eden Hill 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 · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 10 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.

Eden Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Eden Hill in?

    Eden Hill is in the Bassendean Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6054. Council-level context for Bassendean LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Eden Hill?

    The current median house price in Eden Hill, WA is $900K, 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 Eden Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Eden Hill is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Eden Hill?

    Rent context available: Eden Hill 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 Eden Hill a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Eden Hill?

    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 Eden Hill 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.