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Suburb profile ·Augusta Margaret River LGA · WA ·6290

Leeuwin WA 6290

Leeuwin is in Augusta Margaret River LGA, WA, postcode 6290, with population 4.

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

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
$125/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
20,170
20K via Augusta Margaret River LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
415
16 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$125

Affordability

36%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$18K
Median rent · wk
$125

Household income

$18K household · yr-78.7% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$43K
Household
$18K

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.

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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

Population outlook

7,050 people · 20228,123 by 2032 (+15.2%)

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

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

Leeuwin (postcode 6290) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Augusta Margaret River local government area. The area has roughly 4 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 71. Households earn a median income of $18K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.5% 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 median weekly rent is $125 (Census 2021).

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +3.5% 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+3.5% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$125
Population growth · Augusta Margaret River LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)20,170
5-year growth+3.7% CAGR
YoY change+3.5%
20012025
Development · Augusta Margaret River LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)354
Houses 91%Units 9%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Augusta Margaret River LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.7%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6290ATO
Negatively geared4%
45 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,707/yr
Landlords (rental income)156
Reported capital gains147
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4
Median age71
Household size1.5
HH income · wk$350
Personal income · wk$824
Persons / bedroom0.4
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Augusta Margaret River LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Augusta Hospitalpublic
Margaret River Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Augusta Margaret River LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places82
Baptistcare Mirrambeena46 places
Augusta Multi-Purpose Service36 places
Childcare · Augusta Margaret River LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places486
Exceeding NQS0
Margaret River Recreation Centre OSHC95 places
Bluebird Margaret River63 places
Bluebird Margaret River OSHC61 places
Sprouts School of Early Learning - Margaret River61 places
Margaret River Community Centre for Children56 places
The Early Learning Centre of Margaret River50 places
+3 more in Augusta Margaret River LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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

Boranup most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

East Augusta better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$25/wk

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

Augusta better covered
better market coverage

pop +1500 · adds house price coverage · rent +$155/wk

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

Leeuwin FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Leeuwin in?

    Leeuwin is in the Augusta Margaret River Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6290. Council-level context for Augusta Margaret River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Leeuwin?

    The median weekly rent in Leeuwin is $125/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Leeuwin a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Leeuwin?

    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 Leeuwin 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.