Menzies (postcode 6436) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Menzies local government area. It is home to about 103 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% 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 labourers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and education. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
Menzies has a median house price of $110,000, which has posted strong gains by 10% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $156 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $397.
Menzies is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 659, which is well below the national average of 1,000.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 7.4%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($110K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +10.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.