College Grove - Carey Park

College Grove - Carey Park is a growing region in WA with 7,602 residents.

SA2 code: 501021008
State: WA

Population

7,602

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+6.2%

3yr: +3.7% · 10yr: +9.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$280/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,122/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — College Grove - Carey Park (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +3.7%5yr: +6.2%10yr: +9.1%Total: +23.7%

Population grew from 6,146 to 7,602 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 7.9%

Almost entirely detached houses (82.9%), mixed tenure (56.2% own or mortgage), built for families (54% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 82.9%

Townhouses 17.1%

2,217 houses456 townhouses

Tenure

Owned 25.3%

Mortgage 30.9%

Renting 41.0%

Owned 25.3%Mortgage 30.9%Renting 41.0%Other / NS 2.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

120 (4.6%)

2 bed

342 (13.0%)

3 bed

1,428 (54.4%)

4 bed

658 (25.1%)

5 bed

68 (2.6%)

6+ bed

9 (0.3%)