Kalgan is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Albany local government area (postcode 6330). With a population of 840, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $92K 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 +1.4% 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Kalgan stand at $870,000, having edged higher by 1.2% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,057.
Kalgan is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1080, which is above the national average of 1,000.
From an investment perspective, Kalgan shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($870K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +1.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.