Bulgarra is a smaller residential area in Western Australia within the Karratha local government area (postcode 6714). The area has roughly 2,990 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $146K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 technicians & trades, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Bulgarra is $683,000, having jumped by 18.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $825. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,810.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.
On the investment side, Bulgarra shows a gross rental yield of approximately 6.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($683K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +18.7% 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.