Located in Western Australia within the Bruce Rock local government area, Bruce Rock is a small locality (postcode 6418). The area has roughly 742 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Bruce Rock stand at $240,000, having surged by 32.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $417. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $737.
Bruce Rock is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 941, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 9.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($240K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +32.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.