Yallingup is a close-knit residential community in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area (postcode 6282). The area has roughly 1,195 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $112K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Yallingup has a median house price of $4.5 million, which has risen steeply by 41% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $400 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,270.
Yallingup is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1052, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 0.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($4.5M/$1.0M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 40.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +41.0% 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.