Donnybrook WA 6239
Donnybrook is in Donnybrook-Balingup LGA, WA, postcode 6239, with population 3,035.
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Donnybrook has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Donnybrook has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Donnybrook has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $170/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Donnybrook has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Schools, Hospitals
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
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Donnybrook currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Donnybrook WA
Donnybrook is a smaller suburb in Western Australia within the Donnybrook-Balingup local government area (postcode 6239). With a population of 3,035, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Donnybrook is $490,000, having surged 12.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $170. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,486.
Donnybrook is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 989, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Donnybrook offers a gross rental yield of 1.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($490K/$951K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 7.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +12.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Donnybrook is a smaller suburb in Western Australia within the Donnybrook-Balingup local government area (postcode 6239). With a population of 3,035, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Donnybrook is $490,000, having surged 12.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $170. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,486.
Donnybrook is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 989, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Donnybrook offers a gross rental yield of 1.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($490K/$951K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 7.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +12.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Donnybrook FAQ
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What LGA is Donnybrook in?
Donnybrook is in the Donnybrook-Balingup Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6239. Council-level context for Donnybrook-Balingup LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Donnybrook?
The current median house price in Donnybrook, WA is $490K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Donnybrook?
The median weekly rent in Donnybrook is $170/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Donnybrook?
Rent context available: Donnybrook has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Donnybrook a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Donnybrook show: Low Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Donnybrook?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Donnybrook data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.