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Suburb profile ·Swan LGA · WA ·6090

Malaga WA 6090

Malaga is in Swan LGA, WA, postcode 6090, with population 25.

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. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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
$775/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
187,090
187K via Swan LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
532
23 added 12mo · 13MW

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$775

Affordability

44%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$91K
Median rent · wk
$775

Household income

$91K household · yr+6.3% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$70K
Family
$364K
Household
$91K

Full data detail

Malaga WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Swan local government area, Malaga is a quiet locality (postcode 6090). It is home to about 25 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $91K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.0% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $775 (Census 2021).

Public transport access includes 60 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +4.0% 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+4.0% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$775
Population growth · Swan LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)187,090
5-year growth+4% CAGR
YoY change+4%
20012025
Development · Swan LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,869
Houses1,760
Units109
YoY change+0%
Employment · Swan LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6090ATO
Negatively geared8 (5.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,246/yr
Landlords (rental income)17
Reported capital gains21
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population25
Median age43
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$1,749
Personal income · wk$1,350
Persons / bedroom1.2
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$69,140
Mean income$88,042
Earners170
YoY change-8.6%
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations6
Cafes & dining6
TransportGTFS
Bus stops60
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Malaga leans 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 · 60 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 Malaga 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, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Lexia most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$495/wk

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

Perth Airport most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

The Vines better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +5800 · adds house price coverage · rent -$345/wk

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

Malaga FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Malaga in?

    Malaga is in the Swan Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6090. Council-level context for Swan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Malaga?

    The median weekly rent in Malaga is $775/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Malaga a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Malaga 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 Malaga?

    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 Malaga 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.