Wongan Hills is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Wongan-Ballidu local government area (postcode 6603). With a population of 896, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% 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, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward wholesale trade and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Wongan Hills stand at $348,000, having surged by 21.9% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $180 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.
Wongan Hills is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 920, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($348K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +21.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.