Bolgart (postcode 6568) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Victoria Plains local government area. With a population of 128, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.2% 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 managers, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Bolgart has a median house price of $135,000, which has grown strongly by 8% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $130 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $540.
Bolgart is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 986, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 5.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($135K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.8x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +8.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -1.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.