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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Kwinana Town Centre is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 567, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 33 km from the Perth CBD, Kwinana Town Centre is a outer metro area in Western Australia. The median household income is $80,444 per year.
Kwinana Town Centre has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Greater distance from the CBD may temper short-term capital growth.
Official Australia Post postcode for Kwinana Town Centre. 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 Kwinana Town Centre 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.
Kwinana Town Centre is a smaller community of 567 — about 10% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $80,444/year is 19% below the Western Australia median of $99,736, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $300/week (74% coverage of the $1,751/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $451/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 33 km from Perth, Kwinana Town Centre is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
How Kwinana Town Centre stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Kwinana Town Centre sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Kwinana Town Centre | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 567 | 5,605 | -90% |
| Median household income | $80,444/yr | $99,736/yr | -19% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $350 | -14% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,751 | $1,902 | -8% |
| Distance to CBD | 33 km | 20 km | +65% |
| Separate houses | 92% | 79% | +13pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Kwinana Town Centre — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 567 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 $1,751/month mortgage, leaving a $451/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 92% houses in a 567-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 Kwinana Town Centre property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Kwinana Town Centre are modest for 2026 — incomes 19% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 567 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~74% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,751/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 44/100 places Kwinana Town Centre in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Kwinana Town Centre scores 44/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 567, median household income of $80,444/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 Kwinana Town Centre are a median household income of $80,444/year, a dwelling mix that is 92% 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.
Kwinana Town Centre has a usual resident population of approximately 567, 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.
Kwinana Town Centre sits 33 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $300 in Kwinana Town Centre, 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 Kwinana Town Centre is $1,751, or approximately $21,012/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 $1,751/month. That leaves a $451/month shortfall (around $5,412/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 (567 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,751 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($80,444 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.