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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Karridale is a coastal suburb in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 317, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 258 km from the Perth CBD, Karridale is a coastal area in Western Australia. The median household income is $70,668 per year.
Karridale's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Karridale. 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 Karridale 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.
Karridale is a smaller community of 317 — about 6% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Karridale's median household income of $70,668/year is 29% 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. Rent of $300/week (74% coverage of the $1,758/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $458/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. Karridale is 258 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Karridale stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Karridale sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Karridale | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 317 | 5,605 | -94% |
| Median household income | $70,668/yr | $99,736/yr | -29% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $350 | -14% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,758 | $1,902 | -8% |
| Distance to CBD | 258 km | 20 km | +1190% |
| Separate houses | 66% | 79% | -13pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Karridale — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 317 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $300/week covers 74% of a $1,758/month mortgage, leaving a $458/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 66% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% WA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Karridale are modest for 2026 — incomes 29% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 317 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~74% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,758/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 37/100 places Karridale 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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Karridale scores 37/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 317, median household income of $70,668/year and median weekly rent of $300. 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 Karridale are a median household income of $70,668/year, a dwelling mix that is 66% 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.
Karridale has a usual resident population of approximately 317, 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.
Karridale sits 258 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 $300 in Karridale, equating to approximately $15,600/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 Karridale is $1,758, or approximately $21,096/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 $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 74% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,758/month. That leaves a $458/month shortfall (around $5,496/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 (317 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,758 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($70,668 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.
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.