Baldivis, WA 6171
City Of Rockingham, Western Australia
Good to Know
Baldivis, WA 6171 is a high-value house market in the Baldivis area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. The suburb is home to roughly 37,697 adults across 19,353 dwellings and is recording a vacancy rate of 2.07%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Baldivis is exhibiting balanced supply with strong price momentum. Stock on Market sits at 0.41% and Inventory at 2.29 months — either side of the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +21.1% YoY price growth and +7.4% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Baldivis shows very strong recent capital appreciation — +21.1% over 12 months — with rents also rising at +7.4%. That split (big price gains vs smaller rent gains) is consistent with a capital-led cycle where total returns are being driven by price rather than income, and the suburb's gross yield sits just below the recommended minimum at 2.99%. Stock and inventory readings are broadly neutral, but note the Building Approvals Ratio is elevated at 3.51%, which could add future supply. Confidence of data is Low. For a wider visual snapshot see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Baldivis — and why it matters for investors
Baldivis records an IRSAD of 1010, above common recommended thresholds, indicating relatively advantaged socio-economic characteristics that can support demand stability and longer-term capital preservation. The Renter/Owner mix is neutral at 22.0%, so the suburb is not heavily renter-dominated, which tends to moderate short-term volatility. For evidence on how socio-economic bands interact with property outcomes see the IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Baldivis
Council or LGA averages can mask pockets like Baldivis; decisions should rest on the suburb's own metrics. In Baldivis the typical house price is $1,033,290, gross yield is 2.99%, Stock on Market is 0.41%, Inventory is 2.29 months and median days on market are just 34 days — a profile that points to strong price momentum but stretched yield and affordability. Read more on why fine-grained suburb analysis matters in our LGA vs Suburb research.
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What's behind the RCS™ score of 92
The HtAG RCS™ bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite. A score of 92 signals strong weighted potential, but the sub-score breakdown matters: Baldivis's high capital-growth signal is offset by lower yield and stretched affordability, so match the profile to your strategy. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
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Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 2.07%: a sustained ~2% vacancy typically signals a balanced rental market where rents can keep rising slowly without the acute tightness that pushes yields dramatically higher.
The building approvals ratio — currently 3.51%: this elevated approvals reading is unfavourable for capital-only momentum because increased completions over 12–24 months could add supply pressure to both prices and rents.
The Perth cycle phase: a shift in the broader Perth cycle (e.g. slowing capital growth) would likely moderate Baldivis's price momentum and push total returns toward a rent-driven or neutral profile.
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RCS Breakdown
Baldivis's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Baldivis's headline values — $1,033K to buy and $593PW to rent, a 2.98% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 136.97% and rents 69.23% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,033K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$593PW today, with rent growth at (+7.41% YoY) compared to price growth (+21.07%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Baldivis in its cycle - and is the 2.98% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Baldivis's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Baldivis carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Baldivis's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Baldivis can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Baldivis genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Baldivis prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Baldivis - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Baldivis looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Baldivis's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Baldivis has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Baldivis shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Baldivis has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Baldivis 6171 WA is 27,574, with a median age of 31. Of those, 49.14% are married, 11.47% are divorced or separated, 36.80% are single and 2.57% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.9 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $9,164. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,900 which is 20.73% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)