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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Cape Arid is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 4, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 729 km from the Perth CBD, Cape Arid is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $117,000 per year.
Cape Arid benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Cape Arid. 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 Cape Arid 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.
Cape Arid is a smaller community of 4 — 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. Median household income of $117,000/year runs 17% above the Western Australia suburb median of $99,736, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. The median weekly rent of $170 translates to approximately $8,840/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Cape Arid is 729 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Cape Arid stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Cape Arid sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Cape Arid | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4 | 5,605 | -100% |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr | $99,736/yr | +17% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $170 | $350 | -51% |
| Distance to CBD | 729 km | 20 km | +3545% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Cape Arid — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 4 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $170/week (~$8,840/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 4, the resale market in Cape Arid 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 Cape Arid are modest for 2026 — incomes 17% above the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 4 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $170/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $8,840/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 50/100 places Cape Arid in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Cape Arid scores 50/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 4, median household income of $117,000/year and median weekly rent of $170. 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 Cape Arid are an above-state-median household income of $117,000/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.
Cape Arid has a usual resident population of approximately 4, 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.
Cape Arid sits 729 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 $170 in Cape Arid, equating to approximately $8,840/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 Cape Arid. 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 Cape Arid 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 (4 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.