Located in Western Australia within the Karratha local government area, Wickham is a compact suburb (postcode 6720). The area has roughly 2,022 residents and a younger, working-age population, with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $175K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
Wickham has a median house price of $360,000, which has risen solidly by 5.9% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $115 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $790.
Wickham is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 905, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
On the investment side, Wickham shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($360K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +5.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.