Furnissdale is a small locality in Western Australia within the Murray local government area (postcode 6209). The area has roughly 1,061 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $42K 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 +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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Furnissdale stand at $785,000, having climbed sharply by 16.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,509.
Public transport access includes 18 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.6%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($785K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 18.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +16.7% 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.