Cardup is a small community in Western Australia within the Serpentine-Jarrahdale local government area (postcode 6122). With a population of 1,163, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $138K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.5% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Cardup stand at $1.7 million, having surged by 27.6% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $500 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,383.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.7M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +27.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +4.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.