Wyndham (postcode 6740) is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Wyndham-East Kimberley local government area. The area has roughly 941 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 +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 community & personal service, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Australian, English.
The median house price in Wyndham is $125,000, having jumped by 25% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $360. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 15.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,224.
Wyndham is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 704, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 15.0%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($125K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +25.0% 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.