Dampier (postcode 6713) is a small community in Western Australia within the Karratha local government area. It is home to about 1,282 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $191K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward mining and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Dampier stand at $940,000, having climbed sharply by 21.3% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $850. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,383.
Dampier is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 984, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($940K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 4.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +21.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.