Miling (postcode 6575) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Moora local government area. It is home to about 101 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.8% 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, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Miling stand at $78,000, having declined steeply by 29.5% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $138 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,048.
Miling is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 991, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 9.3%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($78K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.3x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -29.5% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.8% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.