Located in Western Australia within the Boddington local government area, Boddington is a small locality (postcode 6390). It is home to about 1,178 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% 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 machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Boddington stand at $489,000, having jumped by 13.6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Boddington is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 955, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 5.3% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($489K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +13.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.