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Suburb profile ·Bunbury LGA · WA ·6230

Pelican Point WA 6230

Pelican Point is in Bunbury LGA, WA, postcode 6230, with population 929.

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.

$810/wk
May 2023 → Jun 2024 · 4 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Jun 2024
$700
$530
May 2023Jun 2024
Why it fits

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

What to check

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
$810/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
929
929 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
9,191
445 added 12mo · 51MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$410

Affordability

41%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $3,510/mo — renting runs $1,343/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$102K
Median rent · wk
$810
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$102K household · yr+19.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$120K
Household
$102K

Full data detail

Pelican Point WA — Property Data and Demographics

Pelican Point is a small community in Western Australia within the Bunbury local government area (postcode 6230). It is home to about 929 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $810. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Public transport access includes 7 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$410
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$810
Population growth · Bunbury LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)35,730
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Bunbury LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)93
Houses91
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bunbury LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6230ATO
Negatively geared1,621 (5.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,035/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,345
Reported capital gains2,206
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population929
Median age53
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,967
Personal income · wk$904
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops7
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Pelican Point is usable, but it 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 · 7 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 Pelican Point 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.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

College Grove better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$440/wk

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

Usher most similar
similar rent profile

pop +1200 · rent -$510/wk

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

Withers better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +2100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$570/wk

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

Pelican Point FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pelican Point in?

    Pelican Point is in the Bunbury Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6230. Council-level context for Bunbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pelican Point?

    The median weekly rent in Pelican Point is $810/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Pelican Point?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Pelican Point rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Pelican Point a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pelican Point show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pelican Point?

    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 Pelican Point 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.