Roelands is a small locality in Western Australia within the Harvey local government area (postcode 6226). With a population of 938, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $129K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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 technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Roelands is $1.3 million, having climbed sharply by 29.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,240.
Roelands is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1004, which is around the national average of 1,000.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.2% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +29.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.