Nanson is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Chapman Valley local government area (postcode 6532). The area has roughly 84 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 managers, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Nanson has a median house price of $480,000, which has surged by 118.2% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $230 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,145.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($480K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +118.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.