Located in Western Australia within the Cranbrook local government area, Tenterden is a quiet locality (postcode 6322). With a population of 240, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Tenterden has a median house price of $320,000, which has dropped significantly by 17.9% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $160 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.6%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($320K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -17.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.