Dingup (postcode 6258) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Manjimup local government area. With a population of 195, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 clerical & administrative, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Dingup has a median house price of $147,000, which has risen steeply by 101.2% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $168 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 6.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($147K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +101.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.