Located in Western Australia within the Waroona local government area, Hamel is a quiet locality (postcode 6215). The area has roughly 286 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.4% 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, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
Median house prices in Hamel stand at $613,000, having declined by 4.3% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,648.
On the investment side, Hamel shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($613K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -4.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.4% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.