Serpentine is in Serpentine-Jarrahdale LGA, WA, postcode 6125, with population 2,863.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Population movement supports a growth-led read.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,200/mo, while renters pay about $2,492/mo — renting runs $292/mo higher on these medians.
Serpentine is a compact suburb in Western Australia within the Serpentine-Jarrahdale local government area (postcode 6125). It is home to about 2,863 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Serpentine is $885,000, having surged by 16.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $575. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.
Serpentine is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1004, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 3 bus stops.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.4% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($885K/$951K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +16.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +4.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Serpentine is in the Serpentine-Jarrahdale Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6125. Council-level context for Serpentine-Jarrahdale LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Serpentine, WA is $885K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Serpentine is $575/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 47% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Serpentine show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.