Abbey (postcode 6280) is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area. The area has roughly 1,321 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Abbey has a median house price of $1.9 million, which has surged by 28% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $795. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,742.
Public transport access includes 12 bus stops.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.2%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.9M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 20.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +28.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.