Paynedale (postcode 6239) is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Donnybrook-Balingup local government area. It is home to about 60 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 machinery operators & drivers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,000.
On the investment side, 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.