Located in Western Australia within the Plantagenet local government area, Porongurup is a quiet locality (postcode 6324). The area has roughly 342 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $73K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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 agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Porongurup is $266,000, having fallen sharply by 27.3% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $210 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,790.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.1% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($266K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.6x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -27.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.