The quick read on
WA 6728 · Derby-West Kimberley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Derby, Western Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Derby (WA) WA
Based on 54 sales in the preceding 12 months
$330,000
No change over 12 months
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 2.5% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Derby (WA), WA is currently $330,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Derby (WA) has a 12-month growth rate of 0.0% for houses and 12.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $365,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $248,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $508,000 in Derby (WA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Derby (WA) is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 2.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Derby (WA) is $382,000, which has increased 12.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $336,000 in Derby (WA). The median rent for units and apartments in Derby (WA) is $500 per week and has decreased 16.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Derby is 8,220 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% below 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 Derby.
Overall crime rate
8,220
offences per 100,000 residents
9% belowRest of WA
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Derby WA 6728 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
3,222 people call Derby home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,713 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
4.5% of workers in Derby worked from home on Census day.
2.4% of Derby residents were born in New Zealand.
30.7% of people in Derby described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Derby WA 6728.
20.2% of Derby's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
562 family households lived in Derby; 34.3% were couple families and 21.9% were one-parent families.
41.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Derby had 3,222 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.7% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 85.7% of occupied private dwellings in Derby.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.4% 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.
18.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
15.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
66.2% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Derby had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 34.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 30.8%, while 23.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
4.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
62.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of WA.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
14.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
One-car households formed 39.9% of the total.
46.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
50.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.5% reported a different address.
9.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
54.5% of residents used only English at home.
9.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
9.8% of Derby's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.2% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 64.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 16.9% of ancestry responses in Derby.
Australian ancestry made up 18.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
22.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Managers accounted for 11.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 22.6% of workers, and education and training employed 13.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 42.7%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
29.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 7.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.9%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
47.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.3% reported asthma, 4.6% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
12.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,713 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,638.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $180 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 4.5% in Derby, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 18.2% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Renting accounted for 66.2% in Derby, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $330,000, while units and apartments sit at $382,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 562 local families, and 20.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $508,000, 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.
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