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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Carmel is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 754, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 22 km from the Perth CBD, Carmel is a middle ring area in Western Australia. The median household income is $121,940 per year.
Above-average earnings in Carmel support sustained property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Carmel. 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 Carmel 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.
Carmel is a smaller community of 754 — about 13% 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 $121,940/year runs 22% 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. Median rent of $345/week (~$1,495/month) covers only 69% of the median mortgage of $2,162/month — the remaining $667/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 22 km from Perth places Carmel in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Carmel stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Carmel sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Carmel | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 754 | 5,605 | -87% |
| Median household income | $121,940/yr | $99,736/yr | +22% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $345 | $350 | -1% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,162 | $1,902 | +14% |
| Distance to CBD | 22 km | 20 km | +10% |
| Separate houses | 85% | 79% | +6pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Carmel — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 22% above the Western Australia suburb median ($121,940 vs $99,736), and the 22 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Western Australia, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $345/week covers 69% of a $2,162/month mortgage, leaving a $667/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 85% houses in a 754-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 Carmel property
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Create free account →Carmel enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 22% above the Western Australia suburb median of $99,736 and a population of 754 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider WA market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~69% of the typical mortgage ($1,495/month rent vs $2,162/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 64/100 places Carmel in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Carmel scores 64/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 754, median household income of $121,940/year and median weekly rent of $345. 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 Carmel are proximity to Perth (22 km), an above-state-median household income of $121,940/year, a dwelling mix that is 85% 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.
Carmel has a usual resident population of approximately 754, 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.
Carmel sits 22 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $345 in Carmel, equating to approximately $17,940/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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Carmel is $2,162, or approximately $25,944/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.
A median weekly rent of $345 works out to $1,495/month, covering 69% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,162/month. That leaves a $667/month shortfall (around $8,004/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (754 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,162 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.
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.