Donnybrook - Balingup

Donnybrook - Balingup is a growing region in WA with 6,698 residents.

SA2 code: 501031018
State: WA

Population

6,698

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+7.9%

3yr: +4.5% · 10yr: +12.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$290/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,332/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Donnybrook - Balingup (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.5%5yr: +7.9%10yr: +12.6%Total: +42.2%

Population grew from 4,710 to 6,698 over 24 years, averaging 1.5% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (97.9%), owner-occupied (80.8%), built for families (41% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 97.9%

2,221 houses44 townhouses3 apartments

Tenure

Owned 43.2%

Mortgage 37.6%

Owned 43.2%Mortgage 37.6%Renting 14.6%Other / NS 4.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

66 (2.9%)

2 bed

293 (12.9%)

3 bed

921 (40.6%)

4 bed

837 (36.9%)

5 bed

115 (5.1%)

6+ bed

35 (1.5%)