WA · Northampton Council

Kalbarri National Park, 6536

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$545/wk
    What Kalbarri National Park is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Northampton Council, Kalbarri National Park keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. It sits a long way from Perth and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. The community skews younger.

    With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

    Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here. Reported crime has been falling recently.

    At a glance

    Kalbarri National Park snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    $545/wk

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Safety

    40th

    percentile in state (higher = safer)

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Housing

    All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
    $545
    Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
    121

    Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

    Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

    Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

    Data sources & freshness

    • WA rental bond lodgementsDepartment of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Crime & safety

    Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

    Offence counts & rates
    Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
    3,767
    Against the person
    1,307
    Against property
    1,709
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    9,187.8
    State safety percentile
    39.6th (lower crime is better)
    Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
    -60.3%

    Most common offence types

    • Assault (Family)662
    • Burglary296
    • Drug Offences466
    • Property Damage457
    • Stealing662

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Crime rate and year-on-year trend

    Data sources & freshness

    • WA Police district crime statisticsWestern Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Kalbarri Health Centre (25.6 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    Data sources & freshness

    NDIS participation

    NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
    9
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    22.0

    Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

    For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    31° / 19°
    Rainfall
    15 mm · ~2 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    28° / 17°
    Rainfall
    101 mm · ~13 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    22° / 11°
    Rainfall
    229 mm · ~29 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 14°
    Rainfall
    48 mm · ~6 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    Overlay applies

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Durack
    Member of Parliament
    Melissa PRICE (Liberal)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    119,942
    Turnout (2025)
    78.3%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    -5.5 pp toward Coalition

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 122.9 km away).

    Coalition 65.0%Labor 35.0%

    4.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -5.8 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • KalbarriLabor 37.0% · Coalition 63.0% TPP (2025)30.3 km away
    • NorthamptonLabor 26.1% · Coalition 73.8% TPP (2025)77.3 km away
    • NabawaLabor 19.4% · Coalition 80.6% TPP (2025)97.9 km away
    • Drummond CoveLabor 36.7% · Coalition 63.3% TPP (2025)112.2 km away
    • WaggrakineLabor 36.9% · Coalition 63.1% TPP (2025)118.0 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

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