Ashby is a smaller suburb in Western Australia within the Wanneroo local government area (postcode 6065). With a population of 2,850, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% 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, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Ashby stand at $904,000, having surged by 28.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $732. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,863.
Public transport access includes 9 bus stops.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.2%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($904K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +28.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.