Dandaragan is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Dandaragan local government area (postcode 6507). It is home to about 292 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 managers, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Dandaragan has a median house price of $448,000, which has risen steeply by 31.8% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $205 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,591.
Dandaragan is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 998, which is around the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Dandaragan shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($448K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.6x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +31.8% 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.