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Suburb profile ·Wiluna LGA · WA ·6646

Wiluna WA 6646

Wiluna is in Wiluna LGA, WA, postcode 6646, with population 521.

The read

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$110K
+37.5% YoY
2022 → 2024 · 2 periods
ABS + state medians
$110K
$80K
2022 2024
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.6%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$110K
House median, latest period
37.5%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$118/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
5.6%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
521
521 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
16
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$20/wk (-$1,030/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-73% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 1)

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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Wiluna

Owner-occupied 24%Rented 76%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.9%
8 of 17 landlords
Avg rental loss$10,313/yr
Landlords (rental income)17
Reported capital gains5
The read

High-yield rental market

16% of homes here are owner-occupied and 49% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

Gross yield 5.6% is strong — the case here leans on rental cash flow.

What to check

49% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 33% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

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

Mortgage affordability

11%
of household income to service a new loan
2.6 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRoughly even

New-loan repayment $539/mo vs median rent $511/mo (+5% · +$6/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $430/mo (-109) · at 6.2% (current): $539/mo · at 8.2%: $658/mo (+119)

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

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
1.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Median price
$110K
Household income · yr
$57K
Median rent · wk
$118
Gross yield
5.6%

Household income

$57K household · yr-33.8% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$63K
Family
$38K
Household
$57K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)77% could service the median house
Under $300
11
$300-649
18
$650-999
16
$1,000-1,499
13
$1,500-1,999
6
$2,000-2,999
6
$3,000-3,999
3
$4,000+
3

Serviceability line: a household needs about $415/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 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $393/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (84 households)33.3% social housing
Owned outright
16%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
49%
Dwelling structure51.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
93%
Townhouse / semi
11%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 36% drive, 14% public transport, 24% walk or cycle, 4% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA599
Students93
Government1
  • Wiluna Remote Community SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 599

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

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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

3,388 people · 20223,845 by 2032 (+13.5%)

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

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

Located in Western Australia within the Wiluna local government area, Wiluna is a close-knit residential community (postcode 6646). The area has roughly 521 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% 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 public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.

Wiluna has a median house price of $110,000, which has jumped by 37.5% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $118 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.6%.

Wiluna is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 599, which is well below the national average of 1,000.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.6%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($110K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +37.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.4% 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 Yield5.6% High Yield
Price vs State$110K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability1.9x Affordable
Price Momentum+37.5% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$118
Gross yield5.6%
Price / income1.9x
Population growth · Wiluna LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)567
5-year growth-0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
20012025
Development · Wiluna LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wiluna LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)8.8%
YoY change+2.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6646ATO
Negatively geared5.9%
8 of filers
Avg rental loss$10,313/yr
Landlords (rental income)17
Reported capital gains5
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population521
Median age35
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,089
Personal income · wk$1,212
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,013 → $1,089
Change+7.5%
vs WA median-6.2 pp
Median rent+57.3%
softeningvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Wiluna 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.

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 · 2024 · 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
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 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Wiluna FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wiluna in?

    Wiluna is in the Wiluna Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6646. Council-level context for Wiluna LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Wiluna?

    The current median house price in Wiluna, WA is $110K, 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 Wiluna?

    The median weekly rent in Wiluna is $118/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Wiluna a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wiluna?

    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 Wiluna 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.