Marybrook (postcode 6280) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area. The area has roughly 229 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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 managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Marybrook is $2.6 million, having fallen sharply by 36.2% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.
Public transport access includes 8 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 0.6%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 43.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -36.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.