Investors pour into Perth, but shun certain suburbs
Investor loan sizes and lending commitments in Western Australia are climbing sharply, even as transaction activity cools after last year’s surge.
Investor transactions have plunged in northern Perth suburbs like Wanneroo. (Image source: ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.com)
Investor lending in Western Australia has risen sharply over the past year, with data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing average loan sizes and new loan commitments have continued to climb.
The latest ABS lending indicators reveal that average investor loan sizes in Western Australia grew to $644,000 in the December 2025 quarter, up 15.2 per cent from $559,000 when compared to the same quarter last year.
The number of new l…
