Barrabup is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Nannup local government area (postcode 6275). With a population of 47, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $310 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,405.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.