ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Kordabup is a coastal suburb in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 141, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 351 km from the Perth CBD, Kordabup is a coastal area in Western Australia. The median household income is $48,048 per year.
Household earnings in Kordabup are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. The coastal setting provides a lifestyle factor that underpins property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Kordabup. 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 Kordabup 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.
Kordabup is a smaller community of 141 — about 3% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Kordabup's median household income of $48,048/year is 52% 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. Weekly rent of $265 covers just 44% of the median $2,600/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $1,452/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. Kordabup is 351 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 63% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Kordabup stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Kordabup sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Kordabup | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 | 5,605 | -97% |
| Median household income | $48,048/yr | $99,736/yr | -52% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $265 | $350 | -24% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,600 | $1,902 | +37% |
| Distance to CBD | 351 km | 20 km | +1655% |
| Separate houses | 63% | 79% | -16pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Kordabup — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 141 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $265/week rent covers only 44% of the $2,600/month median mortgage — a $1,452/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
Only 63% 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 Kordabup are modest for 2026 — incomes 52% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 141 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~44% of the typical mortgage ($1,148/month rent vs $2,600/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 34/100 places Kordabup 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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Kordabup scores 34/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 141, median household income of $48,048/year and median weekly rent of $265. 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 Kordabup are a median household income of $48,048/year, a dwelling mix that is 63% 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.
Kordabup has a usual resident population of approximately 141, 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.
Kordabup sits 351 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 $265 in Kordabup, equating to approximately $13,780/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 Kordabup is $2,600, or approximately $31,200/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 $265 works out to $1,148/month, covering 44% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,600/month. That leaves a $1,452/month shortfall (around $17,424/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 (141 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,600 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($48,048 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.