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Suburb profile ·Capel LGA · WA ·6237

Stratham WA 6237

Stratham is in Capel LGA, WA, postcode 6237, with population 793.

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
$420/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
793
793 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
759
37 added 12mo · 4MW

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$420
Investor profile

Who invests in Stratham

Owner-occupied 91%Rented 9%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared8.2%
145 of 292 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,591/yr
Landlords (rental income)292
Reported capital gains161
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

91% of homes here are owner-occupied and 9% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

91% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — owning runs $347/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$123K
Median rent · wk
$420
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$123K household · yr+43.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$131K
Household
$123K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
14
$300-649
20
$650-999
22
$1,000-1,499
23
$1,500-1,999
20
$2,000-2,999
59
$3,000-3,999
39
$4,000+
47

At the median asking rent, about 31% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,400/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (261 households)
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
9%
Dwelling structure6.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 77% drive, 2% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

2/ 100 livability index

Top 98% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 2% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (2 stops)15
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

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.

Known here

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

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

3,163 people · 20223,440 by 2032 (+8.8%)

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

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

Stratham (postcode 6237) is a small community in Western Australia within the Capel local government area. The area has roughly 793 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $123K 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 +2.1% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $420 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

On the investment side, 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$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$420
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)182
Houses 99%Units 1%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Capel LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6237ATO
Negatively geared8.2%
145 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,591/yr
Landlords (rental income)292
Reported capital gains161
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population793
Median age45
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,366
Personal income · wk$864
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,980 → $2,366
Change+19.5%
vs WA median+5.8 pp
Median rent+50%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Aged care · Capel LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places120
Bethanie Dalyellup120 places
Childcare · Capel LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places644
Exceeding NQS0
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar Education and Care134 places
Milestones Early Learning Dalyellup100 places
Little Kindy Dalyellup80 places
Discovery at Play Early Learning Centre Dalyellup74 places
Bunbury Baptist Early Learning Centre64 places
Montessori Early Years Learning and Care Centre Dalyellup58 places
+3 more in Capel LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Stratham 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 · 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 · 2 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 Stratham 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.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

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

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, 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 Stratham feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Boyanup better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$100/wk

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

Peppermint Grove Beach better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$61/wk

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

Gelorup better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +1500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$40/wk

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

Stratham FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Stratham in?

    Stratham is in the Capel Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6237. 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 Stratham?

    The median weekly rent in Stratham is $420/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Stratham a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Stratham 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 Stratham?

    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 Stratham 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.