Skip to content
Suburb profile ·Upper Gascoyne LGA · WA ·6705

Gascoyne Junction WA 6705

Gascoyne Junction is in Upper Gascoyne LGA, WA, postcode 6705, with population 65.

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.

$160K
+5.3% YoY
2024 → 2025 · 2 periods
ABS + state medians
$160K
$152K
2024 2025
Why it fits

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

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. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$160K
House median, latest period
5.3%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$75/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
2.4%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
65
65 local footprint
D4 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
24
2 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$101/wk (-$5,267/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-76% 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).

Mortgage affordability

12%
of household income to service a new loan
2.8 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $784/mo vs median rent $325/mo (+141% · +$106/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $626/mo (-158) · at 6.2% (current): $784/mo · at 8.2%: $957/mo (+173)

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
2.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
5%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $325/mo — owning runs $758/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$160K
Household income · yr
$76K
Median rent · wk
$75
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083
Gross yield
2.4%

Household income

$76K household · yr-11.4% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$75K
Household
$76K

Schools

Total1
Students6
Government1
  • Gascoyne Junction Remote Community SchoolCombined · Government

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.

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

Population outlook

4,953 people · 20225,705 by 2032 (+15.2%)

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

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

Gascoyne Junction is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Upper Gascoyne local government area (postcode 6705). With a population of 65, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 labourers, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Aboriginal Australian, English.

Gascoyne Junction has a median house price of $160,000, which has posted strong gains by 5.3% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $75 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

Gascoyne Junction is served by 1 school, including 1 combined.

Looking at the investment signals, Gascoyne Junction shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($160K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +5.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% 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 Yield2.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$160K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability2.1x Affordable
Price Momentum+5.3% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$75
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income2.1x
Population growth · Upper Gascoyne LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)206
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Upper Gascoyne LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Upper Gascoyne LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2%
YoY change-0.1pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6705ATO
Negatively geared18.5%
10 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,784/yr
Landlords (rental income)18
Reported capital gains4
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population65
Median age47
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,458
Personal income · wk$687
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$962 → $1,458
Change+51.6%
vs WA median+37.9 pp
Median rent+50%
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Gascoyne Junction if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved AU suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Gascoyne Junction depends 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 · 2025 · 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
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 · 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 · 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 Gascoyne Junction 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 hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on 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.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Gascoyne River most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$6/wk

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

East Lyons River most similar

pop -100

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

Gascoyne Junction FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gascoyne Junction in?

    Gascoyne Junction is in the Upper Gascoyne Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6705. Council-level context for Upper Gascoyne LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Gascoyne Junction?

    The current median house price in Gascoyne Junction, WA is $160K, 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 Gascoyne Junction?

    The median weekly rent in Gascoyne Junction is $75/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Gascoyne Junction a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gascoyne Junction?

    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.

  6. How often is the Gascoyne Junction 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.