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Suburb profile ·Augusta Margaret River LGA · WA ·6286

Witchcliffe WA 6286

Witchcliffe is in Augusta Margaret River LGA, WA, postcode 6286, with population 484.

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.

$715/wk
Aug 2023 → Oct 2025 · 5 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Oct 2025 · sparse signal
$770
$500
Aug 2023Oct 2025
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$715/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
20,170
20K via Augusta Margaret River LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
402
49 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,962
Median rent · wk$300

Affordability

36%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,962/mo, while renters pay about $3,098/mo — renting runs $1,136/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$104K
Median rent · wk
$715
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,962

Household income

$104K household · yr+22.1% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$110K
Household
$104K

Full data detail

Witchcliffe WA — Property Data and Demographics

Witchcliffe is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Augusta Margaret River local government area (postcode 6286). It is home to about 484 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $104K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.5% 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, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $715. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,962.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.5% 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+3.5% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,962
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Feb 2026)$715
Population growth · Augusta Margaret River LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)20,170
5-year growth+3.7% CAGR
YoY change+3.5%
20012025
Development · Augusta Margaret River LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)291
Houses264
Units27
YoY change+0%
Employment · Augusta Margaret River LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.7%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6286ATO
Negatively geared25 (3.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,291/yr
Landlords (rental income)94
Reported capital gains92
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population484
Median age39
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,008
Personal income · wk$873
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Witchcliffe works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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 · 2 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 Witchcliffe 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Gnarabup most similar
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pop same · rent -$295/wk

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Karridale most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$415/wk

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Burnside most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$355/wk

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

Witchcliffe FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Witchcliffe in?

    Witchcliffe is in the Augusta Margaret River Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6286. Council-level context for Augusta Margaret River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Witchcliffe?

    The median weekly rent in Witchcliffe is $715/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Witchcliffe?

    Rent context available: Witchcliffe 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 Witchcliffe a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Witchcliffe?

    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 Witchcliffe 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.