Located in Western Australia within the Northam local government area, Spencers Brook is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6401). The area has roughly 84 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.5% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Spencers Brook has a median house price of $635,000, which has risen steeply by 104.8% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
From an investment perspective, Spencers Brook shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($635K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 16.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +104.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.