Located in Western Australia within the Ashburton local government area, Onslow is a small community (postcode 6710). The area has roughly 829 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $135K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
Onslow has a median house price of $600,000, which has grown strongly by 9.1% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,825.
Onslow is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 884, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($600K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +9.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.