ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Avon Valley National Park is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 5, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 47 km from the Perth CBD, Avon Valley National Park is a middle ring area in Western Australia. The median household income is $71,500 per year.
Lower income levels in Avon Valley National Park typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. The outer location offers affordability but may see slower price appreciation.
Official Australia Post postcode for Avon Valley National Park. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Avon Valley National Park on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Avon Valley National Park is a smaller community of 5 — about 0% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Avon Valley National Park's median household income of $71,500/year is 28% below the Western Australia suburb median ($99,736) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. The median weekly rent of $295 translates to approximately $15,340/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. At 47 km from Perth, Avon Valley National Park is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
How Avon Valley National Park stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Avon Valley National Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Avon Valley National Park | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5 | 5,605 | -100% |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $99,736/yr | -28% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $295 | $350 | -16% |
| Distance to CBD | 47 km | 20 km | +135% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Avon Valley National Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 5 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $295/week (~$15,340/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With a population of 5, the resale market in Avon Valley National Park may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Avon Valley National Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 28% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 5 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $295/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $15,340/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 42/100 places Avon Valley National Park in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Avon Valley National Park scores 42/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5, median household income of $71,500/year and median weekly rent of $295. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Avon Valley National Park are a median household income of $71,500/year, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Avon Valley National Park has a usual resident population of approximately 5, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Avon Valley National Park sits 47 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $295 in Avon Valley National Park, equating to approximately $15,340/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Avon Valley National Park. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Avon Valley National Park to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (5 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($71,500 vs $99,736 state median), the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.