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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Badgerin Rock is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 25, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 190 km from the Perth CBD, Badgerin Rock is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $84,500 per year.
Moderate income levels in Badgerin Rock indicate steady rental demand from working households. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Badgerin Rock. 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 Badgerin Rock 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.
Badgerin Rock is a smaller community of 25 — 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. Household income of $84,500/year is 15% below the Western Australia median of $99,736, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Badgerin Rock is 190 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Badgerin Rock stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Badgerin Rock sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Badgerin Rock | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25 | 5,605 | -100% |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $99,736/yr | -15% |
| Distance to CBD | 190 km | 20 km | +850% |
| Separate houses | 89% | 79% | +10pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Badgerin Rock — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 25 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Badgerin Rock. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With 89% houses in a 25-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Badgerin Rock property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Badgerin Rock are modest for 2026 — incomes 15% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 25 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Badgerin Rock. The EquitySight investment score of 34/100 places Badgerin Rock in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Badgerin Rock scores 34/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 25, median household income of $84,500/year. 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 Badgerin Rock are a median household income of $84,500/year, a dwelling mix that is 89% separate houses, 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.
Badgerin Rock has a usual resident population of approximately 25, 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.
Badgerin Rock sits 190 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Badgerin Rock. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Badgerin Rock. 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 Badgerin Rock 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 (25 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($84,500 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.