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Suburb profile ·Greater Geraldton LGA · WA ·6530

Waggrakine WA 6530

Waggrakine is in Greater Geraldton LGA, WA, postcode 6530, with population 2,679.

The read

Livability-led

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.

$550/wk
-1.8% YoY
May 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$650
$310
May 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
1.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,679
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
6,522
242 added 12mo · 36MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,540
Median rent · wk$290

Affordability

34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,540/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $843/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$83K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,540

Household income

$83K household · yr-2.4% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$101K
Household
$83K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA875
Students395
Government1
  • Waggrakine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 875

Full data detail

Waggrakine WA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Western Australia within the Greater Geraldton local government area, Waggrakine is a smaller residential area (postcode 6530). It is home to about 2,679 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,540.

Waggrakine is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 875, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,540
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$550
Population growth · Greater Geraldton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,882
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Greater Geraldton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)156
Houses142
Units14
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Geraldton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6530ATO
Negatively geared1,239 (6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,036/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,287
Reported capital gains1,526
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,679
Median age36
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,605
Personal income · wk$759
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops18
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Waggrakine has enough direct local evidence 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.

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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 18 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.

Waggrakine FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Waggrakine in?

    Waggrakine is in the Greater Geraldton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6530. Council-level context for Greater Geraldton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Waggrakine?

    The median weekly rent in Waggrakine is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Waggrakine?

    Rent context available: Waggrakine 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 Waggrakine a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Waggrakine show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Waggrakine?

    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 Waggrakine 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.