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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
West Cape Howe is a coastal suburb in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 5, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 386 km from the Perth CBD, West Cape Howe is a coastal area in Western Australia. The median household income is $10,400 per year.
West Cape Howe's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. The coastal setting provides a lifestyle factor that underpins property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for West Cape Howe. 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 West Cape Howe 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.
West Cape Howe is a smaller community of 5 — about 0% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. West Cape Howe's median household income of $10,400/year is 90% 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. West Cape Howe is 386 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How West Cape Howe stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean West Cape Howe sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | West Cape Howe | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5 | 5,605 | -100% |
| Median household income | $10,400/yr | $99,736/yr | -90% |
| Distance to CBD | 386 km | 20 km | +1830% |
Pre-inspection briefing for West Cape Howe — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 5 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for West Cape Howe. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With a population of 5, the resale market in West Cape Howe 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 West Cape Howe are modest for 2026 — incomes 90% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 5 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for West Cape Howe. The EquitySight investment score of 31/100 places West Cape Howe 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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West Cape Howe scores 31/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 5, median household income of $10,400/year. 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 West Cape Howe are a median household income of $10,400/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.
West Cape Howe has a usual resident population of approximately 5, 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.
West Cape Howe sits 386 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.
A reliable median rent was not captured for West Cape Howe. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for West Cape Howe. 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 West Cape Howe 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 (5 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($10,400 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.