Located in Western Australia within the Murray local government area, Blythewood is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6208). It is home to about 85 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.9% 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $213 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $728.
On the investment side, Population growth of +3.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.