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The quick read on

Toodyay

WA 6566 · Toodyay

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$630,000

latest suburb median

Population
1,362

ABS 2021

Postcode
6566

Toodyay, Western Australia

Property market insights for Toodyay

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Toodyay WA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 33 sales in the preceding 12 months

$630,000

Up 5.0% over 12 months

$800k$600k$400k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$666k
3 bed
$620k
4 bed
$672k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$675 per week

Up 58.8% over 12 months

$800$600$400$20020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Toodyay, WA is currently $630,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Toodyay has a 12-month growth rate of 5.0% for houses.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $666,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $620,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $672,000 in Toodyay.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Toodyay is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 58.8% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Toodyay safe?

The overall rate for Toodyay is 11,552 offences per 100,000 residents — 28% above the Rest of WA benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Toodyay.

Overall crime rate

11,552

offences per 100,000 residents

28% aboveRest of WA

ToodyayRest of WA: 9,006

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Toodyay?

Toodyay WA 6566 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.

1,362 people call Toodyay home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $941 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
1,362
Median age
56 years
Median mortgage
$1,365 / month
2021 household rent
$280 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1513.7%Below
15–3415.5%Below
35–5419.4%Below
55–7438.8%Above
75 and over12.3%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses95.0%Above
Townhouses1.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright46.4%Above
Paying a mortgage33.7%In line
Renting19.9%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car5.2%In line
One car37.8%Above
Two cars34.5%Below
Three or more23.6%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home9.8%Above
Drove to work61.0%Below
Train, tram or bus2.2%In line
Walked or cycled2.8%Below

What stands out in Toodyay

9.8% of workers in Toodyay worked from home on Census day.

10.0% of Toodyay residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of WA.

46.2% of people in Toodyay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Toodyay

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Toodyay WA 6566.

Is Toodyay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

13.7% of Toodyay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.

356 family households lived in Toodyay; 23.3% were couple families and 17.1% were one-parent families.

26.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Toodyay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Toodyay had 1,362 residents at the 2021 Census.

17.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

51.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Toodyay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 95.0% of occupied private dwellings in Toodyay.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Toodyay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

46.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

33.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

19.9% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Toodyay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Toodyay had 2.1 people.

One-person households made up 36.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

Two-person households represented 40.8%, while 13.1% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Toodyay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

9.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.

61.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of WA average.

2.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.8% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Toodyay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

5.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of WA.

One-car households formed 37.8% of the total.

58.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Toodyay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

61.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.5% reported a different address.

20.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Toodyay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

86.5% of residents used only English at home.

3.2% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Toodyay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

20.6% of Toodyay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.4% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.5%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Toodyay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 46.6% of ancestry responses in Toodyay.

Australian ancestry made up 37.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Toodyay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

14.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of WA.

Managers accounted for 12.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Toodyay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 45.8%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.

23.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.4%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Toodyay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

47.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.6% reported asthma, 13.1% arthritis and 6.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Toodyay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

13.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.2%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Toodyay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $941 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,365.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $280 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Toodyay compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 9.8% in Toodyay, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.

Outright ownership was 46.4% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

Renting accounted for 19.9% in Toodyay, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Toodyay

Is Toodyay expensive?

The median house price is $630,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Toodyay good for families?

The Census counted 356 local families, and 13.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Toodyay?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $672,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Toodyay

69 streets in Toodyay

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Acacia Cl
  • Adenanthus Rd
  • Anzac Ave
  • Arthur St
  • Bindi Bindi-Toodyay Rd
  • Bishop Ct
  • Broadgrounds Pl
  • Clinton St
  • Connor St
  • Drummondi Dr
  • Drummond St
  • Duke St
  • Duke St North
  • Ellery Pl
  • Fargo
  • Fiennes St
  • Folewood Rd
  • Goddard St
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  • Goomalling-Toodyay Rd
  • Green Ct
  • Hamersley St
  • Harcourt St
  • Harper Rd
  • Harvester Dr
  • Hassell Cl
  • Hatfield Pl
  • Hemiandra Pl
  • Henry St
  • Henry St West
  • Herbert St
  • Hibbertia Pl
  • Hovea
  • Jubilee St
  • Julimar Rd
  • Liddelow Pl
  • Lovers Ln
  • Lukin St
  • Mastalerz Rtt
  • Mercy Rtt
  • Mount Anderson St
  • Nottingham Rd
  • Oddfellows St
  • Pelham St
  • Piesse St
  • Pindi Pl
  • Pioneer Pl
  • Racecourse Rd
  • Railway Rd
  • Reserve St
  • Retford Rd
  • River Rd
  • Rosedale St
  • Salt Valley Rd
  • Sandplain Rd
  • Sesselis Rd
  • Settlers Rdge
  • Smokebush
  • Stirlingia Dr
  • Stirling Tce
  • Strahan Rd
  • St Stephens St
  • Telegraph Rd
  • Toodyay Road
  • Toodyay St
  • Toodyay West Rd
  • Wandoo
  • Westview Pl
  • Whitechapel St
  • Wilson St

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