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Suburb profile ·Armadale LGA · WA ·6112

Mount Richon WA 6112

Mount Richon is in Armadale LGA, WA, postcode 6112, with population 2,067.

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.

$620/wk
Jul 2023 → Jul 2025 · 6 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Jul 2025 · sparse signal
$630
$515
Jul 2023Jul 2025
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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$620/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,067
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
18,551
1,124 added 12mo · 104MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,817
Median rent · wk$300

Affordability

43%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,817/mo, while renters pay about $2,687/mo — renting runs $870/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$75K
Median rent · wk
$620
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,817

Household income

$75K household · yr-11.9% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$100K
Household
$75K

Full data detail

Mount Richon WA — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Richon is a compact suburb in Western Australia within the Armadale local government area (postcode 6112). It is home to about 2,067 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.1% 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, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $620. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,817.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +3.1% 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+3.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,817
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$620
Population growth · Armadale LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)113,003
5-year growth+3.5% CAGR
YoY change+3.1%
20012025
Development · Armadale LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,158
Houses1,114
Units44
YoY change+0%
Employment · Armadale LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.2%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6112ATO
Negatively geared2,864 (6.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,098/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,332
Reported capital gains2,457
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,067
Median age50
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,450
Personal income · wk$706
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Mount Richon works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
WA rental bonds · Feb 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 4 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 Mount Richon 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

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.

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

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

Mount Nasura better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$275/wk

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

Haynes most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +400 · rent -$235/wk

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

Brookdale most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +900 · rent -$320/wk

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

Mount Richon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Richon in?

    Mount Richon is in the Armadale Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6112. Council-level context for Armadale LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Richon?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Richon is $620/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Mount Richon?

    Rent context available: Mount Richon has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Mount Richon a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Richon?

    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 Mount Richon 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.