Located in Western Australia within the Laverton local government area, Cosmo Newbery is a quiet locality (postcode 6440). With a population of 143, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median weekly rent is $57 (Census 2021).
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.