Lamington (postcode 6430) is a smaller residential area in Western Australia within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area. It is home to about 2,036 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $150K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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, professionals, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Lamington has a median house price of $535,000, which has risen steeply by 27.4% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Lamington shows a gross rental yield of approximately 6.1%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($535K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.6x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +27.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.