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Suburb profile ·Woodanilling LGA · WA ·6316

Woodanilling WA 6316

Woodanilling is in Woodanilling LGA, WA, postcode 6316, with population 207.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$408K
+94.0% YoY
2018 → 2026 · 5 periods
ABS + state medians
$408K
$166K
2018 2026
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$408K
House median, latest period
94.0%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
1.9%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
207
207 local footprint
D6 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
81
1 added 12mo · 0MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2022Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+5.2%
Indicative cashflow-$276/wk (-$14,362/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-38% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 5)

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 Woodanilling

Owner-occupied 79%Rented 21%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared1.7%
4 of 31 landlords
Avg rental loss$1,299/yr
Landlords (rental income)31
Reported capital gains22
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

74% of homes here are owner-occupied and 20% rented, with 2% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

74% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 1.9% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

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

Mortgage affordability

45%
of household income to service a new loan
10.3 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,955/mo vs median rent $650/mo (+201% · +$301/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $1,556/mo (-398) · at 6.0% (current): $1,955/mo · at 8.0%: $2,392/mo (+438)

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

Stronger 5-yr growth

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
7.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
15%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,033/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — owning runs $383/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$408K
Household income · yr
$53K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,033
Gross yield
1.9%

Household income

$53K household · yr-38.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$62K
Household
$53K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)28% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
16
$650-999
17
$1,000-1,499
15
$1,500-1,999
11
$2,000-2,999
4
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
0

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,503/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 19% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (81 households)7.4% social housing
Owned outright
43%
Owned with mortgage
31%
Rented
20%
Dwelling structure19.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 60% drive, 0% public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Students6
Government1
  • Woodanilling Primary SchoolPrimary · Government

Population outlook

4,703 people · 20224,650 by 2032 (-1.1%)

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

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

Woodanilling is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Woodanilling local government area (postcode 6316). It is home to about 207 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% 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, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Woodanilling has a median house price of $408,000, which has surged by 94% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,033.

Woodanilling is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.9%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($408K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +94.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.2% 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 Yield1.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$408K/$1.0M Below Median
Affordability7.8x· Moderate
Price Momentum+94.0% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$1,033
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Gross yield1.9%
Price / income7.8x
Population growth · Woodanilling LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)495
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Woodanilling LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Woodanilling LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+1pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6316ATO
Negatively geared1.7%
4 of filers
Avg rental loss$1,299/yr
Landlords (rental income)31
Reported capital gains22
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population207
Median age54
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,010
Personal income · wk$546
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$871 → $1,010
Change+16%
vs WA median+2.3 pp
Median rent+15.4%
stablevs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops3
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Woodanilling 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.

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 · 2026 · 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 · 3 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.

Woodanilling FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Woodanilling in?

    Woodanilling is in the Woodanilling Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6316. Council-level context for Woodanilling LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Woodanilling?

    The current median house price in Woodanilling, WA is $408K, 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 Woodanilling?

    The median weekly rent in Woodanilling is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Woodanilling a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Woodanilling?

    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 Woodanilling 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.