Naval Base is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Kwinana local government area (postcode 6165). The area has roughly 20 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.6% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian.
The median house price in Naval Base is $565,000, having declined steeply by 29.6% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $315 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $500.
Public transport access includes 10 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.9%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($565K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 12.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -29.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +4.6% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.