Suburb report · WA 6285
Margaret River
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Population
10,226
Margaret River suburb profile
Who lives in Margaret River
At 235km from central Perth, Margaret River runs as its own regional market. Margaret River is home to 10,226 people, a scale matched by fewer than 18% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 14 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. At 40, the median age sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, older than 55% of suburbs. Among Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, 88 of 167 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $86,000 places Margaret River in the lower middle of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, 92 report a higher median household income. Tenure is balanced for Western Australia: 72.5% owner-occupied and 27.5% renting. 82 of the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 3,076 households lived in Margaret River, a larger stock than most Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 45.4%, couples without children 27.1%, people living alone 22.6% and group households 5.2%. Of the 166 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, 54 have a higher share of families with children and 110 a lower one. The share of group households, 5.2%, is higher than in 87% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children, at 27.1%, sit near the Western Australian middle, at the 47th percentile.
Housing supply
176 new dwellings were approved across the Margaret River statistical area in the year to June 2025, 52% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 116 a year. The Margaret River statistical area had 12,077 residents in 2025 and takes in Margaret River and neighbouring suburbs. That is 14.6 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, one of the heaviest pipelines in Western Australia, above 88% of statistical areas. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 195 in 2021 and bottomed at 74 in 2023.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Margaret River statistical area grew its population by 17.8%, well ahead of most areas, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 8.1 points slower than this one. It ranks at the 85th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (4.1%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (2.7%).
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the suburbs profiled in the region is Dalyellup, where the median household income is $119,000 compared with $86,000 here. On the share of people living alone, Halls Head comes closest to Margaret River: 21.1% against 22.6%. At 97km, Australind counts 17,390 residents against 10,226 in Margaret River.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.