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Suburb profile ·Greater Geraldton LGA · WA ·6532

Greenough WA 6532

Greenough is in Greater Geraldton LGA, WA, postcode 6532, with population 344.

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.

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
$350/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
42,882
43K via Greater Geraldton LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,547
78 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,717
Median rent · wk$350

Affordability

18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,717/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — owning runs $200/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,717

Household income

$98K household · yr+15% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$106K
Household
$98K

Full data detail

Greenough WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Greater Geraldton local government area, Greenough is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6532). It is home to about 344 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,717.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, 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
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,717
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Population growth · Greater Geraldton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,882
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Greater Geraldton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)156
Houses142
Units14
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Geraldton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6532ATO
Negatively geared288 (7.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,844/yr
Landlords (rental income)557
Reported capital gains343
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population344
Median age45
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,892
Personal income · wk$794
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Greenough 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.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

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
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
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 · 2 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Greenough 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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 Greenough feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Moonyoonooka most similar
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pop -100 · rent -$79/wk

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

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pop -100 · rent -$50/wk

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pop -100 · rent -$40/wk

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

Greenough FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Greenough in?

    Greenough is in the Greater Geraldton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6532. Council-level context for Greater Geraldton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Greenough?

    The median weekly rent in Greenough is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Greenough a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Greenough?

    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 Greenough 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.