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Suburb profile ·Mundaring LGA · WA ·6081

Parkerville WA 6081

Parkerville is in Mundaring LGA, WA, postcode 6081, with population 2,432.

The read

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$425/wk
Apr 2024 → Aug 2024 · 3 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Aug 2024
$680
$550
Apr 2024Aug 2024
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$425/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,432
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
1,202
52 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,015
Median rent · wk$425

Affordability

18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,015/mo, while renters pay about $1,842/mo — owning runs $173/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$124K
Median rent · wk
$425
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,015

Household income

$124K household · yr+44.9% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$137K
Household
$124K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA986
Students460
Government1
Independent1
  • Parkerville Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1023
  • The Silver Tree Steiner SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 948

Full data detail

Parkerville WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Mundaring local government area, Parkerville is a smaller suburb (postcode 6081). The area has roughly 2,432 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $124K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.7% 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $425 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,015.

Parkerville is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 986, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 20 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +2.7% 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+2.7% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,015
Rent · wk(Census)$425
Population growth · Mundaring LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)43,577
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+2.7%
20012025
Development · Mundaring LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)144
Houses122
Units22
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mundaring LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6081ATO
Negatively geared212 (6.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,301/yr
Landlords (rental income)426
Reported capital gains299
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,432
Median age42
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,383
Personal income · wk$923
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops20
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Parkerville 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 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 20 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.

Parkerville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Parkerville in?

    Parkerville is in the Mundaring Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6081. Council-level context for Mundaring LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Parkerville?

    The median weekly rent in Parkerville is $425/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Parkerville a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Parkerville 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 Parkerville?

    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 Parkerville 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.