Burekup (postcode 6227) is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Dardanup local government area. With a population of 788, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% 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, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Burekup stand at $776,000, having jumped by 15% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $675. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,742.
Burekup is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 959, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($776K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 7.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +15.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.