Located in Western Australia within the Gingin local government area, Nilgen is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6044). It is home to about 248 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.5% 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 machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Nilgen is $1.1 million, having surged by 134% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,361.
Looking at the investment signals, Nilgen shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 16.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +134.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.