Gascoyne River is in Upper Gascoyne LGA, WA, postcode 6705, with population 87.
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This suburb 6% · WA median 17%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 97% of AU suburbs
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Gascoyne River is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Upper Gascoyne local government area (postcode 6705). The area has roughly 87 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 27. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 3.5 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Australian, English.
The median weekly rent is $69 (Census 2021).
On the investment side, 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.
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pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$6/wk
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Gascoyne River 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.
The median weekly rent in Gascoyne River is $69/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Gascoyne River show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.