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Suburb profile ·Swan LGA · WA ·6068

Whiteman WA 6068

Whiteman is in Swan LGA, WA, postcode 6068, with population 10.

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.

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.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$120/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
187,090
187K via Swan LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
—
No matched school data
Solar
24
1 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth—
Median rent · wk$120

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$120

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$72K household · yr-16.4% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$169K
Household
$72K

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Whiteman WA — Property Data and Demographics

Whiteman is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Swan local government area (postcode 6068). With a population of 10, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2 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 +1.1% 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 median weekly rent is $120 (Census 2021).

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, 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—
Rent · wk(Census)$120
Population growth · Swan LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)187,090
5-year growth+4% CAGR
YoY change+4%
20012025
Development · Swan LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,869
Houses1,760
Units109
YoY change+0%
Employment · Swan LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population10
Median age54
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,375
Personal income · wk$899
Persons / bedroom0.8
Top ancestryCensus
English6
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Nearby in Swan LGA12
Avon Valley National Park · 5Lockridge$580K · 3,322Midland$560K · 6,335Stratton$551K · 3,267Middle Swan$510K · 2,852Cullacabardee · 45Beechboro$610K · 9,112Red Hill · 85Ellenbrook$590K · 24,668Ballajura$630K · 18,459Bullsbrook$592K · 5,605Gidgegannup$1.2M · 2,818
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Whiteman 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.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

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
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
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 · 4 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 Whiteman 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, 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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

Avon Valley National Park most similar

pop same · rent +$175/wk

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

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Lockridge better covered
better market coverage

pop +3300 · adds house price coverage · rent +$160/wk

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

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Midland better covered
better market coverage

pop +6300 · adds house price coverage · rent +$175/wk

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

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Whiteman FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Whiteman in?

    Whiteman is in the Swan Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6068. 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 Whiteman?

    The median weekly rent in Whiteman is $120/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Whiteman a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Whiteman 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 Whiteman?

    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 Whiteman 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.