Doodlakine is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Kellerberrin local government area (postcode 6411). The area has roughly 81 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.4% 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, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and utilities. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Doodlakine has a median house price of $83,000, which has dropped significantly by 58.5% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $190 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 11.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 11.9%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($83K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 0.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -58.5% year-on-year. Population growth of -1.4% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.