Salmon Gums is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Esperance local government area (postcode 6445). It is home to about 146 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $47K 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 +0.3% 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, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Salmon Gums stand at $223,000, having surged by 23.6% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $104 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $661.
Salmon Gums is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1023, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.4% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($223K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.8x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +23.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.