Balingup (postcode 6253) is a small locality in Western Australia within the Donnybrook-Balingup local government area. It is home to about 565 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Balingup has a median house price of $610,000, which has climbed sharply by 29.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,348.
Balingup is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 998, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($610K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 12.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +29.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.