Darkan (postcode 6392) is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the West Arthur local government area. The area has roughly 371 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Darkan stand at $280,000, having surged by 22.5% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $205. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $980.
Darkan is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 963, which is around the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.8% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($280K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +22.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.