Dwellingup is a small locality in Western Australia within the Murray local government area (postcode 6213). With a population of 524, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.9% 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 machinery operators & drivers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward mining and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Dwellingup is $748,000, having risen steeply by 11.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $425. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Dwellingup is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1015, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.0% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($748K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +11.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.