Calingiri is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Victoria Plains local government area (postcode 6569). It is home to about 198 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Calingiri has a median house price of $182,000, which has fallen sharply by 29.4% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $185 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $521.
Calingiri is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 928, which is below the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Calingiri shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($182K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -29.4% 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.