Munglinup (postcode 6450) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Ravensthorpe local government area. The area has roughly 140 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Munglinup stand at $145,000, having surged by 141.7% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $155 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $462.
Munglinup is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 962, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.6%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($145K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +141.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.