Howatharra is in Chapman Valley LGA, WA, postcode 6532, with population 112.
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82% of homes here are owner-occupied and 0% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.
82% 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.
This suburb 12% · WA median 17%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 82% of AU suburbs
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,343/mo, while renters pay about $867/mo — owning runs $476/mo higher on these medians.
At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $667/wk income).
Getting to work: 73% drive, 0% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 12% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).
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Howatharra is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Chapman Valley local government area (postcode 6532). It is home to about 112 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,343.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.4% 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 +$30/wk
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pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$55/wk
Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.
Howatharra is in the Chapman Valley Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6532. Council-level context for Chapman Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Howatharra is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Howatharra 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.