Utakarra is a small community in Western Australia within the Greater Geraldton local government area (postcode 6530). It is home to about 1,467 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
Utakarra has a median house price of $547,000, which has surged by 30.2% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 15 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.8%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($547K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +30.2% 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.