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Suburb profile ·Cockburn LGA · WA ·6163

North Coogee WA 6163

North Coogee is in Cockburn LGA, WA, postcode 6163, with population 3,741.

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.

$800/wk
+1.3% YoY
Aug 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$900
$650
Aug 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. 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
$1.6M
House median, latest period
27.0%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$800/wk
Income-stretched rent market
1.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
3,741
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
11,457
543 added 12mo · 66MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$948/wk (-$49,320/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
12.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,817/mo, while renters pay about $3,467/mo — renting runs $650/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.65M
Household income · yr
$133K
Median rent · wk
$800
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,817
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

$133K household · yr+56% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$64K
Family
$170K
Household
$133K

Full data detail

North Coogee WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Cockburn local government area, North Coogee is a smaller suburb (postcode 6163). The area has roughly 3,741 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $133K 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 +2.8% 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in North Coogee stand at $1.6 million, having climbed sharply by 27% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $575,000 (-8.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $800. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,817.

Public transport access includes 10 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.5% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.6M/$951K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +27.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.8% 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 Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.6M/$951K Above Median
Affordability12.4x Stretched
Price Momentum+27.0% Rising
Pop. Growth+2.8% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,817
Rent · wk(Census)$460
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$800
Gross yield1.4%
Price / income12.4x
Population growth · Cockburn LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)139,499
5-year growth+3.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.8%
20012025
Development · Cockburn LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,101
Houses626
Units475
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cockburn LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6163ATO
Negatively geared2,062 (5.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,434/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,421
Reported capital gains3,325
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,741
Median age46
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$2,566
Personal income · wk$1,238
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$84,555
Mean income$113,709
Earners3,035
YoY change-0.6%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining11
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

North Coogee 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.

Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches

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 / ABS Data by Region · 2024 · Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Verify
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 · 10 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.

North Coogee FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is North Coogee in?

    North Coogee is in the Cockburn Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6163. Council-level context for Cockburn LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in North Coogee?

    The current median house price in North Coogee, WA is $1.6M, 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 North Coogee?

    The median weekly rent in North Coogee is $800/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about North Coogee?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 49% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is North Coogee a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for North Coogee?

    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.

  7. How often is the North Coogee 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.