Located in Western Australia within the Cuballing local government area, Popanyinning is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6309). The area has roughly 208 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Popanyinning is $260,000, having fallen by 3.7% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $699.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Popanyinning shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($260K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -3.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.