Newdegate is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Lake Grace local government area (postcode 6355). The area has roughly 159 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $81K 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 +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% 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, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and wholesale trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Newdegate stand at $90,000, having declined steeply by 55% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 11.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $468.
Newdegate is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 967, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 11.6% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($90K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -55.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.