Borden is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Gnowangerup local government area (postcode 6338). It is home to about 37 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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 labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Dutch.
The median house price in Borden is $130,000, having fallen sharply by 48.8% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $477.
Borden is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1034, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 9.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($130K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -48.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.