Located in Western Australia within the Capel local government area, The Plains is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6237). The area has roughly 52 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% 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 managers, clerical & administrative, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median weekly rent is $240 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.