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Suburb Insights · WA 6251

Brazier, WA 6251 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Brazier is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 40, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 201 km from the Perth CBD, Brazier is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $61,724 per year.

Investment Score

29 / 100 Weak

Brazier's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.

Location

Perth
Brazier
Western Australia · 6251
201 km from Perth CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
6251

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

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Population
40

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
$61,724/yr

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

Distance to CBD
201 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
$2,383/mo

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

Home type
100% houses

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

Investment Insight

Brazier is a smaller community of 40 — 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. Brazier's median household income of $61,724/year is 38% 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. Brazier is 201 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.

Brazier vs Western Australia Median

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

MetricBrazierWA medianΔ vs state
Population405,605-99%
Median household income$61,724/yr$99,736/yr-38%
Median mortgage (monthly)$2,383$1,902+25%
Distance to CBD201 km20 km+905%
Separate houses100%79%+21pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Brazier — 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 40 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 Brazier. 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 100% houses in a 40-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 Brazier are modest for 2026 — incomes 38% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 40 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 Brazier. The EquitySight investment score of 29/100 places Brazier 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Brazier a good suburb for investment?

Brazier scores 29/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 40, median household income of $61,724/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 Brazier?

The main demand drivers in Brazier are a median household income of $61,724/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.

What is the population of Brazier?

Brazier has a usual resident population of approximately 40, 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 Brazier from the Perth CBD?

Brazier sits 201 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 Brazier?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Brazier. 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 Brazier?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Brazier is $2,383, or approximately $28,596/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 Brazier cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Brazier 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 Brazier?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (40 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,383 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($61,724 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.

How we built this Brazier 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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