Kalbarri (postcode 6536) is a small community in Western Australia within the Northampton local government area. With a population of 1,478, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Kalbarri is $635,000, having climbed sharply by 30.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $450. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Kalbarri is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 981, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($635K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +30.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.