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Suburb profile ·Northam LGA · WA ·6401

Katrine WA 6401

Katrine is in Northam LGA, WA, postcode 6401, with population 66.

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.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,758
13K via Northam LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,715
71 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,825
Median rent · wk

Household income

$87K household · yr+1.3% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$98K
Household
$87K

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.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

Short-term rentals

6
active listings
33%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
100%
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

11,934 people · 202213,347 by 2032 (+11.8%)

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

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

Katrine (postcode 6401) is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Northam local government area. With a population of 66, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.5% 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 managers, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,825.

On the investment side, Population growth of +2.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.5% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,825
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Northam LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,758
5-year growth+1.9% CAGR
YoY change+2.5%
20012025
Development · Northam LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)94
Houses 97%Units 3%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Northam LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6401ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
236 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,819/yr
Landlords (rental income)487
Reported capital gains274
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population66
Median age49
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,666
Personal income · wk$668
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$762 → $1,666
Change+118.6%
vs WA median+104.9 pp
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Northam LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Northam Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Northam LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places78
Juniper The Residency45 places
Juniper Bethavon33 places
Childcare · Northam LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places148
Exceeding NQS0
Northam Early Learning Centre68 places
Sparrow Early Learning Northam52 places
Regional Early Education & Development Inc - Wundowie28 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Katrine is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · 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 Katrine 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 school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Lean on nearby suburbs, rankings, and the state hub for stronger comparables before treating this as a shortlist call.

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

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similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

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pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Katrine FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Katrine in?

    Katrine is in the Northam Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6401. Council-level context for Northam LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Katrine a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Katrine?

    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.

  4. How often is the Katrine 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.