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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Barberton is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 16, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 136 km from the Perth CBD, Barberton is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $108,316 per year.
Strong household incomes in Barberton underpin solid property demand. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Barberton. 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 Barberton 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.
Barberton is a smaller community of 16 — 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. Households here earn $108,316/year on average — 9% above the WA suburb median of $99,736 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. The median weekly rent of $169 translates to approximately $8,788/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Barberton is 136 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 21 percentage points above the Western Australia median of 79% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Barberton stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Barberton sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Barberton | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16 | 5,605 | -100% |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr | $99,736/yr | +9% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $169 | $350 | -52% |
| Distance to CBD | 136 km | 20 km | +580% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 79% | +21pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Barberton — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 16 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $169/week (~$8,788/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 100% houses in a 16-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 Barberton property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Barberton are modest for 2026 — incomes 9% above the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 16 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $169/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $8,788/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 44/100 places Barberton 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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Barberton scores 44/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 16, median household income of $108,316/year and median weekly rent of $169. 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 Barberton are an above-state-median household income of $108,316/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% 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.
Barberton has a usual resident population of approximately 16, 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.
Barberton sits 136 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $169 in Barberton, equating to approximately $8,788/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 Barberton. 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 Barberton 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 (16 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, 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.