Best Geraldton suburbs for owner-occupiers

Strathalbyn tops the list, with 90.6% of its occupied dwellings owner-occupied. Across the ranking, owner-occupier shares run from 54.7% to 91.7%. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 17 eligible Geraldton suburbs.

This ranking scores every eligible Geraldton suburb on the share of occupied dwellings that are owner-occupied, from the ABS 2021 census, blended with residential stability (low dwelling churn), walkability and safety. These are the settled, owner-heavy neighbourhoods where most residents own the home they live in.

Owner-occupier share leads the score, but stability matters too: a suburb where most homes are owned and the dwelling stock isn't churning through constant construction reads as an established community rather than a transient one. Walkability and safety round out the blend so the list favours neighbourhoods that are pleasant to live in, not merely owned. Percentiles are computed within Geraldton, so each suburb ranks against its own metro.

Geraldton's most owner-occupied suburbs

Ranked on the share of occupied dwellings that are owner-occupied (ABS 2021 census tenure), blended with residential stability (low dwelling churn), walkability and safety — the settled, owner-heavy neighbourhoods where most residents own the home they live in.

Strathalbyn

WA 6530 · 1,165 residents

9% renting · 91% owner-occupied · 55/100 safety

C 83.2

Woorree

WA 6530 · 1,295 residents

8% renting · 92% owner-occupied · 55/100 safety

C 82.7

Mount Tarcoola

WA 6530 · 3,257 residents

26% renting · 74% owner-occupied · 82/100 safety

B 75.7

Tarcoola Beach

WA 6530 · 1,360 residents

26% renting · 74% owner-occupied · 75/100 safety

B 69.9

Waggrakine

WA 6530 · 2,679 residents

24% renting · 76% owner-occupied · 61/100 safety

D 68.2

Spalding

WA 6530 · 1,992 residents

33% renting · 67% owner-occupied · 31/100 safety

D 63.7

Wandina

WA 6530 · 4,375 residents

31% renting · 69% owner-occupied · 63/100 safety

B 58.5

Rangeway

WA 6530 · 1,871 residents

38% renting · 62% owner-occupied · 68/100 safety

C 50.7

Drummond Cove

WA 6532 · 1,605 residents

28% renting · 72% owner-occupied · 69/100 safety

B 47.9

Beachlands

WA 6530 · 1,400 residents

42% renting · 58% owner-occupied · 72/100 safety

C 43.0

Sunset Beach

WA 6530 · 1,558 residents

34% renting · 66% owner-occupied · 38/100 safety

D 42.9

Bluff Point

WA 6530 · 1,381 residents

34% renting · 66% owner-occupied · 52/100 safety

C 40.5

Utakarra

WA 6530 · 1,467 residents

34% renting · 66% owner-occupied · 56/100 safety

D 39.9

Glenfield

WA 6532 · 1,009 residents

35% renting · 65% owner-occupied · 62/100 safety

C 32.5

Geraldton

WA 6530 · 3,246 residents

45% renting · 55% owner-occupied · 68/100 safety

C 26.5

Ranked from 17 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

55% owner-occupier share (percentile within Geraldton) · 25% residential stability (low 2016→2021 dwelling churn) · 10% walkability · 10% safety (bushfire, crime, flood combined). Owner-occupier share comes from ABS 2021 census tenure — the share of occupied dwellings owned outright or with a mortgage. Percentiles are computed within Geraldton's candidate pool. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the best Geraldton suburbs for owner-occupiers?

How is this ranking scored?

Each eligible Geraldton suburb is scored on four factors: 55% owner-occupier share (the share of occupied dwellings owned outright or with a mortgage, from the ABS 2021 census, ranked as a percentile within Geraldton), 25% residential stability (low dwelling churn between the 2016 and 2021 censuses), 10% walkability, and 10% safety (bushfire, crime and flood risks combined).

What counts as owner-occupied?

A dwelling lived in by its owner — whether owned outright or with a mortgage — as opposed to rented. The figure is the owner-occupied share of all tenure-classified occupied private dwellings in the ABS 2021 census, and it's the exact complement of the rental share our investor ranking uses.

Which suburbs are eligible?

A suburb needs a resident population of at least 1,000 and a 2021 census tenure record. Suburbs below the threshold or missing census tenure data are excluded, not penalised, so the ranking isn't dominated by tiny outliers.

How often is this list updated?

The top 15 is recomputed whenever the underlying data refreshes. Tenure comes from the ABS census (every five years); the growth and safety inputs refresh alongside their own datasets.

Same list in other cities

Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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