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Suburb Insights · WA 6503

Bambun, WA 6503 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Bambun is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 60, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 58 km from the Perth CBD, Bambun is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $97,448 per year.

Investment Score

42 / 100 Moderate

Above-average earnings in Bambun support sustained property values. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.

Location

Perth
Bambun
Western Australia · 6503
58 km from Perth CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
6503

Official Australia Post postcode for Bambun. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
60

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$97,448/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
58 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,084/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
77% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Bambun is a smaller community of 60 — about 1% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $97,448/year, household income in Bambun is within 2% of the Western Australia median ($99,736), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Bambun is 58 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Bambun vs Western Australia Median

How Bambun stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Bambun sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricBambunWA medianΔ vs state
Population605,605-99%
Median household income$97,448/yr$99,736/yr-2%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,084$1,902-43%
Distance to CBD58 km20 km+190%
Separate houses77%79%-2pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Bambun — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 60 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Bambun. 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.

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Renovation / Flip

With 77% houses in a 60-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Bambun are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 60 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 Bambun. The EquitySight investment score of 42/100 places Bambun 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bambun a good suburb for investment?

Bambun scores 42/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 60, median household income of $97,448/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.

What drives property demand in Bambun?

The main demand drivers in Bambun are a median household income of $97,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 77% 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.

What is the population of Bambun?

Bambun has a usual resident population of approximately 60, 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.

How far is Bambun from the Perth CBD?

Bambun sits 58 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.

What is the median rent in Bambun?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Bambun. 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.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Bambun?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bambun is $1,084, or approximately $13,008/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.

Is Bambun cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Bambun 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.

What are the main risks of investing in Bambun?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (60 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,084 median mortgage, 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.

How we built this Bambun profile

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.

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