Fitzroy Crossing (postcode 6765) is a small locality in Western Australia within the Derby-West Kimberley local government area. With a population of 1,181, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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 professionals, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Australian, English.
The median house price in Fitzroy Crossing is $750,000, having jumped by 39.5% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $1114. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.
Fitzroy Crossing is served by 8 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary, 6 combined. The average ICSEA score is 654, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 7.7% (high yield). Property prices are near the state median ($750K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +39.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.