Wickepin (postcode 6370) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Wickepin local government area. The area has roughly 380 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $64K 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 +1.1% 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, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Wickepin stand at $200,000, having fallen sharply by 40.3% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.
Wickepin is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 988, which is around the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Wickepin shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($200K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -40.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.