Roebuck is a small locality in Western Australia within the Broome local government area (postcode 6725). With a population of 606, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Roebuck is $725,000, having increased by 2.8% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.8% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($725K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 8.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +2.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.