Minnivale (postcode 6462) is a quiet locality in Western Australia within the Dowerin local government area. With a population of 40, the suburb has a predominantly early-career demographic with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 managers, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Minnivale has a median house price of $120,000, which has fallen sharply by 11.1% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $115 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,031.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 5.0% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($120K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.8x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -11.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.