Median price trend for houses
Based on 6 sales in the preceding 12 months
$185,000
Up 20.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $172k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Kulin
WA 6365 · Kulin
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $185,000
- Population
- 352
- Postcode
- 6365
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Kulin, Western Australia
Property market insights for Kulin
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kulin WA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kulin, WA is currently $185,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kulin has a 12-month growth rate of 20.3% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $172,000 in Kulin.
Crime and safety
Is Kulin safe?
The overall rate for Kulin is 17,469 offences per 100,000 residents — 94% above the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kulin.
Overall crime rate
17,469
offences per 100,000 residents
94% aboveRest of WA
KulinRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Kulin?
Kulin WA 6365 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
352 people call Kulin home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,357 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 352
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $561 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $170 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.5%Above
15–3416.5%Below
35–5422.7%Below
55–7428.7%Above
75 and over10.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.2%Above
Townhouses2.9%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright53.6%Above
Paying a mortgage17.6%Below
Renting28.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.0%Below
One car32.3%In line
Two cars39.1%Above
Three or more25.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.2%Above
Drove to work56.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled16.2%Above
What stands out in Kulin
12.2% of workers in Kulin worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of WA.
6.5% of Kulin residents were born in England.
48.0% of people in Kulin described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kulin
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kulin WA 6365.
Is Kulin family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.5% of Kulin's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
89 family households lived in Kulin; 36.0% were couple families and 9.0% were one-parent families.
38.2% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of WA.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kulin?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kulin had 352 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kulin?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.2% of occupied private dwellings in Kulin.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kulin?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
53.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
17.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.8% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kulin?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kulin had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 35.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 38.2%, while 19.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kulin?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
56.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 16.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kulin?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
One-car households formed 32.3% of the total.
64.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kulin, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.7% reported a different address.
10.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kulin?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.9% of residents used only English at home.
1.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kulin residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.8% of Kulin's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kulin?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.8% of ancestry responses in Kulin.
Australian ancestry made up 44.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kulin?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
Managers accounted for 21.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 4.1% of workers, and education and training employed 15.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kulin?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.8%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
30.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.9%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kulin show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.4% reported asthma, 13.4% arthritis and 7.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kulin?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kulin?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,357 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $561.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $170 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kulin compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.2% in Kulin, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 53.6% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Renting accounted for 28.8% in Kulin, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Kulin
Is Kulin expensive?
The median house price is $185,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kulin good for families?
The Census counted 89 local families, and 20.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Kulin?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $172,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Kulin
32 streets in Kulin
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Beard St
- Bowey
- Bowey Rd
- Bull St
- Carmody Rd
- Colbourne Rd
- Commonwealth Rd
- Day St
- Ellson St
- Freedom St
- Gnarming Rd East
- Gordon St
- High St
- Hopkins Rd
- Jilakin Rock Rd North
- Jilakin St
- Johnston St
- Kulin-Dudinin Rd
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- Kulin-Lake Grace Rd
- Mcinnes St
- Murray Rd
- Notley Rd
- Parker St
- Pounds Rd
- Price St
- Rankin St
- Stewart St
- Tarin Rock Rd North
- Trotter St
- Truebody St
- Wilson St
- Wright St
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