Naturaliste is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area (postcode 6281). The area has roughly 107 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $69K 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, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
Median house prices in Naturaliste stand at $6.3 million, having climbed sharply by 132.4% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $6,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Naturaliste shows a gross rental yield of approximately 0.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($6.3M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 90.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +132.4% 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.