Harris River (postcode 6225) is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Collie local government area. The area has roughly 98 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $123K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and admin services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.