Located in Western Australia within the Toodyay local government area, Wattening is a small, quiet locality (postcode 6568). The area has roughly 61 residents and a mix of young professionals and families, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.0% 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, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $450 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,997.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.0% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.