Shackleton is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Bruce Rock local government area (postcode 6386). With a population of 114, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 managers, machinery operators & drivers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Shackleton is $73,000, having eased back by 2.7% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $138 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $652.
From an investment perspective, Shackleton shows a gross rental yield of approximately 9.8%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($73K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 0.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -2.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.