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Suburb profile ·Swan LGA · WA ·6056

Red Hill WA 6056

Red Hill is in Swan LGA, WA, postcode 6056, with population 85.

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.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. 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. 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
$169/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
187,090
187K via Swan LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
9,802
520 added 12mo · 55MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,517
Median rent · wk$169

Affordability

7%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $732/mo — owning runs $785/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$133K
Median rent · wk
$169
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

$133K household · yr+55% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$140K
Household
$133K

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

7,307 people · 20227,689 by 2032 (+5.2%)

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

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

Red Hill (postcode 6056) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Swan local government area. The area has roughly 85 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $133K 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 +4.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% 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 technicians & trades, sales, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $169 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +4.0% 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+4.0% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$169
Population growth · Swan LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)187,090
5-year growth+4% CAGR
YoY change+4%
20012025
Development · Swan LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,238
Houses 94%Units 6%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Swan LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6056ATO
Negatively geared5.2%
1,406 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,601/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,663
Reported capital gains1,702
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population85
Median age49
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,550
Personal income · wk$850
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,906 → $2,550
Change+33.8%
vs WA median+20.1 pp
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Swan LGAAIHW
Public1
Private3
St John of God Midland Public Hospitalpublic
Icon Cancer Centre Midlandprivate
Midland Dialysis Clinicprivate
St John of God Midland Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Swan LGAGEN
Facilities10
Residential places715
Middle Swan Residential Care124 places
Aegis Hermitage118 places
Midland Nursing Home110 places
St Vincent's Aged Care87 places
Aegis The Pines78 places
Guildford Village75 places
+4 more in Swan LGA
Childcare · Swan LGAACECQA
Services96
Approved places6,755
Exceeding NQS3
Sparrow Early Learning Ellenbrook138 places
Sparrow Early Learning Coolamon133 places
Great Beginnings Aveley112 places
MercyCare Early Learning Services Ellenbrook110 places
Sparrow Early Learning Ellenbrook North109 places
Treasured Tots Early Education Bennett Springs106 places
+90 more in Swan LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Red Hill rests 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 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
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 · 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 Red Hill 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, 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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Cullacabardee most similar
similar rent profile

pop same · rent -$19/wk

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

Lockridge better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +3200 · adds house price coverage · rent +$111/wk

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

Midland better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +6300 · adds house price coverage · rent +$126/wk

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

Red Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Red Hill in?

    Red Hill is in the Swan Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6056. Council-level context for Swan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Red Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Red Hill is $169/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Red Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Red Hill 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 Red Hill?

    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 Red Hill 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.