Located in Western Australia within the Greater Geraldton local government area, West End is a close-knit residential community (postcode 6530). The area has roughly 536 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $39K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in West End is $655,000, having surged by 15.9% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,044.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($655K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 16.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +15.9% 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.