Wilyabrup (postcode 6280) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area. With a population of 193, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $106K 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 +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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Wilyabrup has a median house price of $1.4 million, which has risen steeply by 51.1% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 0.9% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.4M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 13.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +51.1% 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.