Located in Western Australia within the Stirling local government area, Mirrabooka is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 6061). The area has roughly 8,000 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Vietnamese.
Mirrabooka has a median house price of $810,000, which has surged by 20% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,493.
Mirrabooka is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 1 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 947, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 52 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.2% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($810K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.