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Suburb profile ·Manjimup LGA · WA ·6398

Walpole WA 6398

Walpole is in Manjimup LGA, WA, postcode 6398, with population 429.

The read

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What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
9,621
10K via Manjimup LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
121
3 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$999
Median rent · wk$221

Affordability

65%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $999/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — renting runs $1,168/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$40K
Median rent · wk
$500
Owner mortgage · mo
$999

Household income

$40K household · yr-53.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$54K
Household
$40K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA999
Students47
Government1
  • Walpole Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 999

Full data detail

Walpole WA — Property Data and Demographics

Walpole is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Manjimup local government area (postcode 6398). With a population of 429, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $40K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $999.

Walpole is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 999, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

From an investment perspective, 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$999
Rent · wk(Census)$221
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$500
Population growth · Manjimup LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,621
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Manjimup LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)26
Houses24
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Manjimup LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6398ATO
Negatively geared10 (2.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,179/yr
Landlords (rental income)41
Reported capital gains49
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population429
Median age59
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$764
Personal income · wk$490
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Walpole 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 · 1 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.

Walpole FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Walpole in?

    Walpole is in the Manjimup Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6398. Council-level context for Manjimup LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Walpole?

    The median weekly rent in Walpole is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Walpole?

    Rent context available: Walpole 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 Walpole a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Walpole 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 Walpole?

    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 Walpole 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.