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Suburb profile ·Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA · WA ·6432

Victory Heights WA 6432

Victory Heights is in Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA, WA, postcode 6432, with population 772.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$540/wk
Rising
+20.0% YoY
Mar 2023 → Mar 2026 · 18 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$650
$300
Mar 2023Mar 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 7.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$390K
House median, latest period
23.6%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$540/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
20.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
7.2%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
772
772 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
946
26 added 12mo · 5MW
Price cycleRising
LowPeak

6.0% below peak · 69.6% above its low

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionRising
Low · 2020Peak · 2018

6.0% below peak · 69.6% above its low

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+5.7%
5-yr
+3.2%
Yield trend8.2% → 8.0% (-0.2pp · broadly flat)
Indicative cashflow$21/wk ($1,092/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-34% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 4)

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).

Investment grade

Agrade · 87/100 · top 13% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 87% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth44
Rental yield99
Stability15
Volatility-23.8ppCycle+2.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Victory Heights

Owner-occupied 69%Rented 31%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
202 of 397 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,094/yr
Landlords (rental income)397
Reported capital gains164
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

69% of homes here are owner-occupied and 31% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 69% owner-occupier / 31% renter mix.

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

Mortgage affordability

19%
of household income to service a new loan
4.3 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyBuying cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,911/mo vs median rent $2,340/mo (-18% · -$99/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,526/mo (-385) · at 6.2% (current): $1,911/mo · at 8.2%: $2,333/mo (+422)

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
3.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,603/mo, while renters pay about $2,340/mo — renting runs $737/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$390K
Household income · yr
$121K
Median rent · wk
$540
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,603
Gross yield
7.2%

Household income

$121K household · yr+41.2% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$59K
Family
$152K
Household
$121K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)71% could service the median house
Under $300
3
$300-649
23
$650-999
18
$1,000-1,499
30
$1,500-1,999
32
$2,000-2,999
57
$3,000-3,999
51
$4,000+
39

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,470/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 37% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,800/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (268 households)4.9% social housing
Owned outright
21%
Owned with mortgage
48%
Rented
31%
Dwelling structure17.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
8%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 87% drive, 3% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 4% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

6/ 100 livability index

Top 94% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 6% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (6 stops)25
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

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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

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

7,523 people · 20227,605 by 2032 (+1.1%)

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

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

Victory Heights is a small locality in Western Australia within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area (postcode 6432). It is home to about 772 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in Victory Heights stand at $390,000, having risen steeply by 23.6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $540. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,603.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 7.2%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($390K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +23.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.2% 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 Yield7.2% High Yield
Price vs State$390K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability3.2x Affordable
Price Momentum+23.6% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,603
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$540
Gross yield3.7%
Price / income3.2x
Population growth · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)31,268
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)39
Houses 33%Units 67%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6432ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
202 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,094/yr
Landlords (rental income)397
Reported capital gains164
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population772
Median age35
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,322
Personal income · wk$1,135
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,090 → $2,322
Change+11.1%
vs WA median-2.6 pp
Median rent+12%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Hospitals · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kalgoorlie Health Campuspublic
Aged care · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places106
Edward Collick Home55 places
Victoria Park House51 places
Childcare · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGAACECQA
Services13
Approved places852
Exceeding NQS0
Bright Beginnings Out of School Hours Care100 places
Goldfields Child Care Centre - Kalgoorlie98 places
Goodstart Early Learning Somerville94 places
YMCA Kalgoorlie Early Learning Centre92 places
Kids on Dugan Childcare84 places
Kuddly Panda Early Learning Centre82 places
+7 more in Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Victory Heights for a first-pass 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 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
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
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 · 6 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.

Victory Heights FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Victory Heights in?

    Victory Heights is in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6432. Council-level context for Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Victory Heights?

    The current median house price in Victory Heights, WA is $390K, 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 Victory Heights?

    The median weekly rent in Victory Heights is $540/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Victory Heights?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 7.2%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Victory Heights a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Victory Heights?

    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.

  7. How often is the Victory Heights 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.