Metricup is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area (postcode 6280). With a population of 263, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $115K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $180 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,500.
From an investment perspective, 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.