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Suburb profile ·Boddington LGA · WA ·6390

Ranford WA 6390

Ranford is in Boddington LGA, WA, postcode 6390, with population 201.

The read

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$500K
+16.3% YoY
2019 → 2026 · 7 periods
ABS + state medians
$500K
$180K
2019 2026
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$500K
House median, latest period
16.3%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$270/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
1,840
2K via Boddington LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
428
19 added 12mo · 3MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2019Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+31.5%
5-yr
+8.8%
Indicative cashflow-$274/wk (-$14,270/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage+10% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 2)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Ranford

Owner-occupied 74%Rented 26%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.4%
77 of 147 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,125/yr
Landlords (rental income)147
Reported capital gains97
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 26% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.8% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

35%
of household income to service a new loan
8.2 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,398/mo vs median rent $1,170/mo (+105% · +$283/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $1,910/mo (-489) · at 6.0% (current): $2,398/mo · at 8.0%: $2,935/mo (+537)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
6.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,476/mo, while renters pay about $1,170/mo — owning runs $306/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$500K
Household income · yr
$81K
Median rent · wk
$270
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,476
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$81K household · yr-5% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$107K
Household
$81K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)52% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
3
$650-999
5
$1,000-1,499
13
$1,500-1,999
7
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
10

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,845/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 10% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $900/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (70 households)
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
33%
Rented
26%
Dwelling structure13.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
103%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 88% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 0% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Population outlook

2,454 people · 20222,716 by 2032 (+10.7%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Murray SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Ranford WA — Property Data and Demographics

Ranford (postcode 6390) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Boddington local government area. It is home to about 201 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $81K 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 +1.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward mining and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Ranford has a median house price of $500,000, which has jumped by 16.3% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $270 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,476.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($500K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +16.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$500K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability6.2x· Moderate
Price Momentum+16.3% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,476
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Gross yield2.8%
Price / income6.2x
Population growth · Boddington LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,840
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+1.7%
20012025
Development · Boddington LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)12
Houses12
YoY change+0%
Employment · Boddington LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.1%
YoY change-0.1pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6390ATO
Negatively geared7.4%
77 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,125/yr
Landlords (rental income)147
Reported capital gains97
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population201
Median age45
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,562
Personal income · wk$712
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,910 → $1,562
Change-18.2%
vs WA median-31.9 pp
Median rent-5.3%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Boddington LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Boddington Hospitalpublic
Childcare · Boddington LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places36
Exceeding NQS0
Regional Early Education & Development Inc - Boddington36 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Ranford 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.

REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series

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
REIWA · 2026 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 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.

Ranford FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ranford in?

    Ranford is in the Boddington Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6390. Council-level context for Boddington LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Ranford?

    The current median house price in Ranford, WA is $500K, 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 Ranford?

    The median weekly rent in Ranford is $270/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Ranford a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ranford?

    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 Ranford 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.