Beacon (postcode 6472) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Mount Marshall local government area. The area has roughly 123 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% 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, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Beacon has a median house price of $91,000, which has climbed sharply by 14.1% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $155 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 8.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.
Beacon is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1000, which is around the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 8.8% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($91K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +14.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.