Located in Western Australia within the Greater Geraldton local government area, Walkaway is a quiet locality (postcode 6528). It is home to about 222 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Walkaway is $390,000, having dropped significantly by 27.8% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,509.
Walkaway is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 977, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Walkaway shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($390K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -27.8% 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.