Located in Western Australia within the Dandaragan local government area, Cervantes is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6511). The area has roughly 480 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.9% 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Cervantes stand at $625,000, having surged by 16.8% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,427.
Cervantes is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 955, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.5% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($625K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +16.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.