Westonia is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Westonia local government area (postcode 6423). It is home to about 129 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Westonia has a median house price of $134,000, which has fallen sharply by 10.5% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $85 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $800.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.3% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($134K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -10.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.