Denham (postcode 6537) is a small community in Western Australia within the Shark Bay local government area. The area has roughly 849 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% 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 labourers, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
Median house prices in Denham stand at $558,000, having surged by 11.5% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $220 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,387.
Denham is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 901, which is below the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Denham shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($558K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +11.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.