Coogee WA (postcode 6166) is a southern coastal suburb of Perth, located within the City of Cockburn approximately 23 kilometres from the CBD. Its SEIFA IRSAD score of 1036 places it in decile 8 nationally and at the 76th state percentile within Western Australia, firmly in the advantaged band. That reading reflects a population with relatively high household incomes and low rates of socioeconomic disadvantage compared with most Australian suburbs. For investors, it is a useful macro signal, but it is one of twelve inputs PropertyRanker weighs, not a verdict on any individual listing.
ABS 2021 IRSAD release. Score 1036 (national mean = 1000).
A decile 8 SEIFA score sits meaningfully above the national mean of 1000, which tells PropertyRanker that Coogee carries lower economic-stress risk than the majority of Australian suburbs. Within the model, this reading feeds directly into three scoring criteria: economic_strength, hazard_risk, and entry_point_risk. On economic_strength, the above-average score suggests a tenant and owner-occupier base with relatively stable incomes, which tends to support rental demand consistency. On hazard_risk, higher-SEIFA suburbs correlate with better-maintained infrastructure and lower exposure to some socioeconomic hazards, though the model still requires a property-level flood and overlay check. On entry_point_risk, an advantaged-band suburb typically commands a price premium over the metro median, which compresses gross yields and raises the bar for High Yield and Regional strategy targets.
Coogee's coastal position on Cockburn Sound, its proximity to the Port Coogee marina precinct, and its access to Fremantle employment and services give it a lifestyle profile that tends to attract owner-occupiers and families rather than purely yield-driven tenants. That profile is broadly consistent with a Capital Growth or Balanced strategy orientation, where gross-yield anchors sit around 3.5 to 5 percent, rather than the 6 to 7 percent anchors of High Yield or Regional strategies. Whether a specific listing actually clears those thresholds depends on the current asking price, the property type, and live vacancy data, none of which a SEIFA reading can supply. A unit in a poorly managed strata scheme or a house priced well above recent comparable sales can score poorly inside an otherwise advantaged postcode frame.
Coogee WA 6166 recorded a median house price of $1,417,500 as at May 2026, reflecting 7.51% annual capital growth, according to CoreLogic data published by yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au. Propertyvalue.com.au (Cotality) reported 83 house sales over the past 12 months with a median of $1.4M, up 12.4% annually, and an average vendor discount of -5.6%. HtAG Analytics noted stock on market is extremely tight at 0.21% and days on market of 37 days, pointing to a constrained but still-transacting market.
Stock on market is extremely tight at 0.21% and prices are growing strongly, indicating a tightening vacancy/supply environment, while days on market (14-37 days across sources) and vendor discounting (-5.6%) are broadly stable, producing an overall warming signal.
Sources: Coogee, WA 6166: Suburb Profile & Property Report | YIP (2026-09-01); Coogee House Prices & Property Trends | propertyvalue.com.au (2026-01-01); Coogee, WA 6166 Property Market and House Prices 2026 | HtAG (2026-08-02); Coogee Suburb Profile | REIWA (2026-09-01) · Refreshed 3 Sep 2026
PropertyRanker scores any Australian property against 12 criteria across three pillars: Growth, Cashflow, and Risk. SEIFA is a primary signal for economic strength and a supporting one for entry-price risk. It also informs the crime side of hazard risk, though physical overlays like flood, bushfire and coastal exposure, and recorded crime data where available, take priority there. The decile of 8 shown above gives a listing in Coogee a stronger starting line on economic strength than the national median postcode, and a softer one on entry-price risk, since more advantaged postcodes usually carry higher entry prices.
On top of that, PropertyRanker chooses one of four strategies (Balanced, Growth, Yield, Regional) and applies a per-strategy yield anchor. The anchors are 3.5% for Growth, 5% for Balanced, 6% for Yield, and 7% for Regional. A postcode at this level of relative advantage tends to suit the Growth (3.5% anchor) and Balanced (5% anchor) strategies more readily than Yield (6%) or Regional (7%), because a higher entry price compresses the gross yield a listing can reach without a specific value-add.
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Before drawing any conclusions from the SEIFA reading, an investor should confirm several things at the listing level. First, check current SQM vacancy data for postcode 6166; coastal suburbs can carry seasonal vacancy swings that a suburb-level score does not capture. Second, for any strata or unit title, obtain the strata manager's financials and confirm the body corporate has adequate reserves, because a healthy postcode does not protect against a poorly funded owners corporation. Third, run a flood, bushfire, and planning overlay check on the specific lot; Coogee's coastal and limestone-ridge terrain means individual parcels can carry overlay conditions that differ from the suburb average. Fourth, compare the asking price against recent comparable sales in the immediate street and price band rather than relying on suburb-wide medians. Finally, score the specific listing in PropertyRanker to get a verdict that accounts for all twelve criteria, including the live signals this postcode-level SEIFA reading cannot see.
The SEIFA IRSAD score of 1036 (decile 8, 76th state percentile) indicates an economically advantaged suburb, which PropertyRanker treats as a positive signal for economic_strength and entry_point_risk. That said, a strong postcode-level reading does not make every listing in Coogee a sound investment; the specific property's price, condition, vacancy exposure, and strata health all matter. Investors should score the individual listing in PropertyRanker rather than relying on the suburb band alone.
Coogee's advantaged SEIFA profile and coastal lifestyle positioning suggest it is more likely to align with the Capital Growth strategy (gross-yield anchor around 3.5 percent) or the Balanced strategy (around 5 percent) than with High Yield or Regional targets. The suburb attracts families and owner-occupiers, which tends to support long-term demand but can compress rental yields relative to more affordable outer-metro or regional postcodes. Whether a specific listing clears the Balanced threshold depends on current asking price and live rental data, so scoring the listing in PropertyRanker is the reliable way to confirm strategy fit.
The primary risks to verify are yield compression from the suburb's price premium, seasonal or structural vacancy in the coastal rental market, planning and overlay conditions on individual lots given the limestone-ridge and coastal terrain, and body corporate health for any strata property. The SEIFA score of 1036 reduces some socioeconomic risk signals but does not eliminate property-specific risks. Investors should run a flood and overlay check on the specific lot and review SQM vacancy data for postcode 6166 before drawing conclusions.
PropertyRanker uses twelve scoring criteria, and the SEIFA IRSAD reading for Coogee (score 1036, decile 8) feeds directly into three of them: economic_strength, hazard_risk, and entry_point_risk. The remaining nine criteria draw on property-level and live-market data including current SQM vacancy, flood and planning overlays, body corporate financials, pricing against recent comparable sales, and strategy-specific yield thresholds. SEIFA sits on the macro side of the model and cannot see the specific street, build year, strata condition, or orientation of a listing.
Coogee (6166) shares its City of Cockburn governance with North Coogee (6163), Spearwood (6163), and the newly established Lake Coogee (6166), all of which sit within a similar coastal southern Perth corridor. Spearwood generally carries a lower price point than Coogee, which may offer different yield dynamics, while North Coogee's marina-adjacent position overlaps with Coogee's coastal appeal. Each suburb will carry its own SEIFA reading and property-level variables, so comparing scores across these postcodes in PropertyRanker is a more reliable approach than assuming the corridor behaves uniformly.
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