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Suburb profile ·Dandaragan LGA · WA ·6507

Yathroo WA 6507

Yathroo is in Dandaragan LGA, WA, postcode 6507, with population 82.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led 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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,089
4K via Dandaragan LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
157
7 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk
Investor profile

Who invests in Yathroo

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
20 of 56 landlords
Avg rental loss$11,059/yr
Landlords (rental income)56
Reported capital gains45
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

57% of homes here are owner-occupied and 10% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 57% owner-occupier / 10% renter mix.

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

Household income

$108K household · yr+26.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$117K
Household
$108K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
5
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
6
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
6
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
7

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (30 households)
Owned outright
43%
Owned with mortgage
13%
Rented
10%
Dwelling structure
Separate house
87%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 46% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 61% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Population outlook

9,463 people · 202210,678 by 2032 (+12.8%)

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

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

Yathroo is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Dandaragan local government area (postcode 6507). The area has roughly 82 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.9% 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.9% 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+3.9% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Dandaragan LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)4,089
5-year growth+3.8% CAGR
YoY change+3.9%
20012025
Development · Dandaragan LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)57
Houses57
YoY change+0%
Employment · Dandaragan LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.9%
YoY change+0.4pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6507ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
20 of filers
Avg rental loss$11,059/yr
Landlords (rental income)56
Reported capital gains45
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population82
Median age43
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,083
Personal income · wk$850
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,312 → $2,083
Change+58.8%
vs WA median+45.1 pp
gentrifyingvs WA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Childcare · Dandaragan LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places48
Exceeding NQS0
Coastal Kids Care Inc48 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Yathroo is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · REIWA public suburb pages (annual median series) scraped monthly; unmatched suburbs fall back to annual ABS SA2 series
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Yathroo 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, transport stops, and crime coverage.

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

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Lean on nearby suburbs, rankings, and the state hub for stronger comparables before treating this as a shortlist call.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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Yathroo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yathroo in?

    Yathroo is in the Dandaragan Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6507. Council-level context for Dandaragan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Yathroo a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yathroo?

    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.

  4. How often is the Yathroo 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.