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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Lake Darlot is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 178, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 708 km from the Perth CBD, Lake Darlot is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $11,700 per year.
Household earnings in Lake Darlot are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Lake Darlot. 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 Lake Darlot 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.
Lake Darlot is a smaller community of 178 — 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. Lake Darlot's median household income of $11,700/year is 88% 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. The median weekly rent of $350 translates to approximately $18,200/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Lake Darlot is 708 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Lake Darlot stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Lake Darlot sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Lake Darlot | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 178 | 5,605 | -97% |
| Median household income | $11,700/yr | $99,736/yr | -88% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $350 | $350 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 708 km | 20 km | +3440% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Lake Darlot — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 178 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $350/week (~$18,200/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 178, the resale market in Lake Darlot 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 Lake Darlot are modest for 2026 — incomes 88% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 178 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $350/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $18,200/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 25/100 places Lake Darlot 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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Lake Darlot scores 25/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 178, median household income of $11,700/year and median weekly rent of $350. 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 Lake Darlot are a median household income of $11,700/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.
Lake Darlot has a usual resident population of approximately 178, 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.
Lake Darlot sits 708 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 $350 in Lake Darlot, equating to approximately $18,200/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 Lake Darlot. 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 Lake Darlot 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 (178 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($11,700 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.