Herron (postcode 6211) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Mandurah local government area. With a population of 438, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.4% 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 technicians & trades, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $360 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,264.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.4% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.