Suburb Profile Report for Wembley WA (6014)

Wembley House: Median price $1,000,000, Annual capital growth 2.25%, Number of sales 109, Weekly median advertised rent $595

Wembley Unit: Median price $250,000, Annual capital growth -0.86%, Number of sales 89, Weekly median advertised rent $270

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Source: CoreLogic RP Data
  • Median price
  • Number of sales

Source: Monthly data update for Feb 2020 as supplied by CoreLogic. Data is reported to the period ending Nov 2019. Please note that property sales data is routinely updated, so may change retrospectively.

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Wembley has had a pretty good year for property investment returns compared to the rest of WA, giving investors a capital gain of 1.63% to date .

Across a shorter period, Wembley, 6014 has seen a median price increase of 3.09% over the last quarter.

Vendor discounting in Wembley is giving property investors an average Vendor Discount of around -6.89%. This puts suburb at number 261th in WA when ranking the most discounted suburbs.

Using the current median advertised rental of $595 and the average annual increase in value of a median property of 2.25%, investors should hope to achieve an overall return of 3.09%

Property investors who have had real estate in Wembley, 6014 should be unhappy with this WA suburb’s performance compared to the rest of the country. Over the last year it has seen median house prices decrease in value by -24.01%

Data for the last quarter indicates that, in the short term at least, the capital value growth rate for property investors in Wembley has fallen somewhat when compared to the 5 year average annual rate.

Property investors looking for a bargain in Wembley should be aiming for at least -9.49% off the asking price, which is the average vendor discount being achieved at the moment.

On average over the past year, suburb has had 7.42 sales per month, which equates to 89 per year.

With the median price for a house in Wembley being $250000 and the advertised rent reaching $270 the gross rental yield for property investors calculates out to be 5.62%

Metrics i HOUSE UNIT
$1,000,000 $250,000
3.09% 0.00%
1.63% -24.01%
2.25% -0.86%
$595 $270
109 89
3.09% 5.62%
47.4938271604938 79.8939393939394

Source: Monthly data update for Feb 2020 as supplied by CoreLogic. Data is reported to the period ending Nov 2019. Please note that property sales data is routinely updated, so may change retrospectively.

DSR Score for property investment : Above average (H), Above average (U)
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Demographics
Total population 10553
Median household income ($/weekly) 1585
Median age of persons 34
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly) 2167
Average household size 2.3
  • Census Count Percent(%)
    5-14 years 1260 11.9
    25-34 years 2026 19.2
    35-44 years 1715 16.3
    45-54 years 1307 12.4
    55-64 years 929 8.8
    Others 3316 31.4
    Age Group
    Census Count Percent(%)
    Registered Married 3521 46.5
    Not Married 3241 42.8
    Defacto Relationship 802 10.6
    Social Marital Status
  • Census Count Percent(%)
    Australia 6294 64.0
    Indonesia 436 4.4
    Papua New Guinea 217 2.2
    United Kingdom 835 8.5
    Other 667 6.8
    Others 1393 14.2
    Country of Birth
    Census Count Percent(%)
    Buddhism 244 2.6
    Christianity 5812 61.1
    Hinduism 405 4.3
    Islam 174 1.8
    No Religion 2764 29.1
    Others 109 1.1
    Religious Affiliation
  • Census Count Percent(%)
    $800-$999 326 8.4
    $1,000-$1,249 298 7.7
    $1,500-$1,999 432 11.1
    $2,500-$2,999 555 14.3
    $4,000 or more 330 8.5
    Others 1952 50.1
    Gross Household Income (Weekly)
    Census Count Percent(%)
    Employed, worked full-time 3644 45.4
    Not in the labour force 2134 26.6
    Employed, worked part-time 1727 21.5
    Employed, away from work 317 3.9
    Unemployed, looking for work 209 2.6
    Person Characteristics
  • Census Count Percent(%)
    Managers 718 12.6
    Professionals 2137 37.6
    Technicians & trades workers 577 10.1
    Community & personal service workers 497 8.7
    Clerical & administrative workers 741 13.0
    Others 1016 17.9
    Occupation
    Census Count Percent(%)
    Pre-school 203 7.7
    Infants/Primary 928 35.3
    Secondary 422 16.1
    Technical or Further Educational Institution 238 9.1
    University or other Tertiary Institutions 749 28.5
    Others 88 3.3
    Type of Educational Institution Attending
  • Census Count Percent(%)
    Separate house 6229 64.9
    Flat, unit or apartment 2509 26.1
    Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse 867 9.0
    Caravan, cabin, houseboat 0 0.0
    Improvised home, tent, sleepers out 0 0.0
    Others 0 0.0
    Dwelling Structure
    Census Count Percent(%)
    Rented 1592 38.0
    Being purchased 1345 32.1
    Fully owned 1169 27.9
    Other tenure type 84 2.0
    Tenure Type
Census 2011, ABS
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