West Toodyay (postcode 6566) is a sparsely populated locality in Western Australia within the Toodyay local government area. With a population of 497, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $73K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 +1.9% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
West Toodyay has a median house price of $530,000, which has risen steeply by 138% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.9%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($530K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +138.0% year-on-year. 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.