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Suburb profile ·Capel LGA · WA ·6271

Peppermint Grove Beach WA 6271

Peppermint Grove Beach is in Capel LGA, WA, postcode 6271, with population 518.

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.

$655/wk
May 2023 → Dec 2025 · 3 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$650
$500
May 2023Dec 2025
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. 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
$655/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
518
518 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,051
40 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$359

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $2,838/mo — renting runs $1,105/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$97K
Median rent · wk
$655
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$97K household · yr+13.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$115K
Household
$97K

Full data detail

Peppermint Grove Beach WA — Property Data and Demographics

Peppermint Grove Beach (postcode 6271) is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Capel local government area. The area has roughly 518 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $655. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.1% 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+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$359
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$655
Population growth · Capel LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)20,171
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Capel LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)136
Houses134
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Capel LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6271ATO
Negatively geared89 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,352/yr
Landlords (rental income)220
Reported capital gains167
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population518
Median age49
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,862
Personal income · wk$828
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Peppermint Grove Beach 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Peppermint Grove Beach 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, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, 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.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

North Boyanup most similar
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pop -200 · rent -$315/wk

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent -$235/wk

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Boyanup most similar
similar rent profile

pop +800 · rent -$335/wk

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

Peppermint Grove Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Peppermint Grove Beach in?

    Peppermint Grove Beach is in the Capel Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6271. Council-level context for Capel LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Peppermint Grove Beach?

    The median weekly rent in Peppermint Grove Beach is $655/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Peppermint Grove Beach?

    Rent context available: Peppermint Grove Beach 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 Peppermint Grove Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Peppermint Grove Beach 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 Peppermint Grove Beach?

    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 Peppermint Grove Beach 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.