Shire Of Augusta Margaret River
Western Australia
Good to Know
Augusta Margaret River WA is a high-value house market in the Augusta Margaret River WA area, currently positioned as a rental-led growth submarket. Located in regional Western Australia, the area is home to roughly 16,791 adults across 12,368 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 1.06%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Augusta Margaret River WA is exhibiting balanced supply–demand conditions. Stock on Market sits at 0.71% and Inventory at 3.28 months — around the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +12.1% YoY price growth and +14.7% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Strong rental growth (+14.7% YoY) slightly outpaces price growth (+12.1% YoY), which combined with a yield of 3.2% (above the 3% recommendation) points to rental-led momentum rather than purely speculative buying. Supply indicators are broadly neutral today — vacancy at 1.06%, Stock on Market 0.71% and Inventory 3.28 months — but watch the building approvals reading, which suggests upside supply risk over the medium term. For a visual view of where this sits in the national picture, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Augusta Margaret River WA — and why it matters for investors
The area posts an IRSAD of 1015, above our recommended threshold and indicating relatively advantageous socioeconomic conditions that can support stronger pricing resilience. Renter/Owner sits at 23.0% (a neutral mix), while the Units/Houses mix is only 8.0% — an opportune lean toward houses that can reduce short-term volatility. See the IRSAD Crossover study for how affluence and affordability interact with long-run property performance.
Why Augusta Margaret River WA is a screening layer, not a final answer
LGA-level averages mask local pockets: decisions should rest on Augusta Margaret River WA’s own suburb-level metrics rather than a single headline. Key figures to read together here include a typical house price of $1,176,685, a gross yield of 3.2%, Stock on Market at 0.71%, Inventory of 3.28 months and median days on market of 47 days — each tells a different story about liquidity, affordability and short-term momentum. Our LGA vs Suburb research explains why council averages are a screening layer, not a buy/sell decision.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 37
HtAG’s RCS™ bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite so you can compare markets quickly. A score of 37 flags trade-offs between upside and risk: read the sub-score breakdown before matching the area to a strategy. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built. To examine Augusta Margaret River WA directly, open Augusta Margaret River WA in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.06%: sustained low-to-neutral vacancy over 12–24 months would keep upward pressure on rents and support yields; a sustained rise would signal softening rental demand.
The building approvals ratio — currently 3.47%: this elevated reading flags potential incoming supply that could weigh on near-term price appreciation if completions track approvals.
The Perth cycle phase: a city-wide shift toward slowdown or recovery in Perth would typically ripple into regional markets like this one, either dampening local momentum or amplifying it depending on the direction.
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RCS Breakdown
Shire Of Augusta Margaret River'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
Shire Of Augusta Margaret River's headline values — $1,176K to buy and $719PW to rent, a 3.17% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 124.46% and rents 90.79% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,176K 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.
$719PW today, with rent growth at (+14.72% YoY) compared to price growth (+12.13%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Shire Of Augusta Margaret River in its cycle - and is the 3.17% 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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Shire Of Augusta Margaret River 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
Shire Of Augusta Margaret River'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
Shire Of Augusta Margaret River 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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River 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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River 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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River - 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
Shire Of Augusta Margaret River 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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River'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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Shire Of Augusta Margaret River 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 Shire Of Augusta Margaret River has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.