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Suburb profile ·Busselton LGA · WA ·6280

Marybrook WA 6280

Marybrook is in Busselton LGA, WA, postcode 6280, with population 229.

The read

Verify-first

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$2.6M
-36.2% YoY
2017 → 2026 · 8 periods
ABS + state medians
$4.2M
$740K
2017 2026
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. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$2.6M
House median, latest period
36.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
0.6%
Low yield band
D1 vs AU
Population
46,184
46K via Busselton LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
7,945
509 added 12mo · 47MW
Price cycleCorrecting
LowPeak

36.2% below peak · 258.1% above its low

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2020Peak · 2025

36.2% below peak · 258.1% above its low

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+14.6%
5-yr
+15.3%
Indicative cashflow-$2,384/wk (-$123,980/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage+348% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 4)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Marybrook

Owner-occupied 60%Rented 40%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.1%
1,020 of 2,558 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,005/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,558
Reported capital gains2,093
Investor exposure index(high vs national)91/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

55% of homes here are owner-occupied and 36% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 55% owner-occupier / 36% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

255%
of household income to service a new loan
57.9 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $12,984/mo vs median rent $1,300/mo (+899% · +$2696/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $10,367/mo (-2,617) · at 6.2% (current): $12,984/mo · at 8.2%: $15,852/mo (+2,868)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
43.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — owning runs $500/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$2.65M
Household income · yr
$61K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,800
Gross yield
0.6%

Household income

$61K household · yr-28.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$98K
Household
$61K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 4% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
24
$650-999
12
$1,000-1,499
17
$1,500-1,999
10
$2,000-2,999
11
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
3

Serviceability line: a household needs about $9,988/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 42% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (101 households)
Owned outright
43%
Owned with mortgage
12%
Rented
36%
Dwelling structure34.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
61%
Townhouse / semi
5%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 0% public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 13% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

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

Short-term rentals

12
active listings · ~52.4 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
83%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$419
median nightly (entire home)
11%
estimated occupancy
$20,619
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 1.3× the $15,600/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

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

20,361 people · 202223,081 by 2032 (+13.4%)

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

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

Marybrook (postcode 6280) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area. The area has roughly 229 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Marybrook is $2.6 million, having fallen sharply by 36.2% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 0.6%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 43.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -36.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% 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
Rental Yield0.6% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.6M/$1.0M Above Median
Affordability43.4x Stretched
Price Momentum-36.2% Falling
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,800
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Gross yield0.6%
Price / income43.4x
Population growth · Busselton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)46,184
5-year growth+2.4% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Busselton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)401
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Busselton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.2%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6280ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
1,020 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,005/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,558
Reported capital gains2,093
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population229
Median age48
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,174
Personal income · wk$662
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,166 → $1,174
Change+0.7%
vs WA median-13 pp
Median rent+0%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Hospitals · Busselton LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Busselton Health Campuspublic
Aged care · Busselton LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places423
Aegis Ellenvale140 places
Capecare102 places
Baptistcare William Carey Court99 places
Capecare Dunsborough82 places
Childcare · Busselton LGAACECQA
Services20
Approved places1,237
Exceeding NQS2
Nature's Atelier100 places
Goodstart Early Learning Dunsborough97 places
Insight Early Learning Dunsborough94 places
Goodstart Early Learning Busselton85 places
Bluebird Busselton84 places
Bush Kids Busselton82 places
+14 more in Busselton LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Marybrook 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 · 2026 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 8 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.

Marybrook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Marybrook in?

    Marybrook is in the Busselton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6280. Council-level context for Busselton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Marybrook?

    The current median house price in Marybrook, WA is $2.6M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Marybrook?

    The median weekly rent in Marybrook is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Marybrook a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Marybrook show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Marybrook?

    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.

  6. How often is the Marybrook 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.