Free market report · Data to July 2026
Port Hedland property market
Port Hedland is one of the 453 council areas we track on the Australian property clock. This page is the plain-numbers read: where it sits in the cycle, who lives there, what's being built, and the suburbs inside it.
Houses · cycle position
Peak
The Port Hedland house market is growing at its fastest pace in the current cycle. That is a momentum reading, not a crash call: markets can sit at peak growth for a long time before easing.
-3% to +15%
Modelled 12-month price range
+1.5%
Modelled 12-month rent change
Units · cycle position
Slowing
The unit market is still growing, but the pace has come off its fastest point. Slowing markets often keep rising for years, just less quickly.
-14% to +22%
Modelled 12-month price range
+1.6%
Modelled 12-month rent change
The clock measures growth momentum, not price. Peak means growing fastest, not about to fall. See Port Hedland on the clock.
The people
Who lives in Port Hedland.
Population · ABS estimates
17,743
People (2025)
+1.9%
Growth per year, last 5 years
Growing faster than most of the country. People arriving is the rawest form of housing demand.
Households · Census 2021
32
Median age
$2,865
Median household income per week
25% own or are paying off their home, 67% rent. A deep rental pool for landlords, and more investor competition when stock is tight.
New supply
What's being approved to build.
Building approvals are tomorrow's supply. A market where approvals are falling while population grows is a market where pressure builds. The reverse deserves caution.
Dwellings approved · ABS
34 of the latest year's approvals were houses. Approvals are roughly steady year to year.
Jobs and investment
Who's working, and what's being spent.
Jobs pay mortgages and rents. Government and commercial building spend is where future jobs come from: schools, hospitals, shops and factories all get approved before they get built.
Jobs · SALM, March 2026
10,469
Employed residents
3.1%
Unemployment (national 4.2%)
691 more residents are in work than five years ago (+7.1%). Steady jobs growth, in line with a healthy regional economy.
Non-residential building approved · ABS
$123m
All sectors, FY26
$31m
Public sector (government projects)
| Year | Government | All non-residential |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 | $7m | $30m |
| FY25 | $15m | $76m |
| FY26 | $31m | $123m |
Public building spend here is trending up. Governments build where they expect people. For the named projects behind these numbers, ask for the full report below.
Inside the LGA
The suburbs of Port Hedland.
We hold live snapshot data for 2 suburbs in Port Hedland. Click through for the full numbers.
| Suburb | Typical price | Rent/wk | Gross yield | 1yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland | $971,124 | $1,242 | 6.7% | +12% |
| South Hedland | $632,342 | $946 | 7.8% | +16% |
All 12 suburbs and localities in Port Hedland
Boodarie · De Grey · Finucane · Indee · Mundabullangana · Pippingarra · Port Hedland · Redbank · South Hedland · Strelley · Wallareenya · Wedgefield
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General information only, not financial or investment advice. Cycle positions and projections are modelled LGA-level figures to July 2026 (licensed market analytics). Population and approvals are ABS estimates; employment is SALM smoothed data; income, age and tenure are Census 2021. None of it can see street quality, flood maps, zoning or the contract, which is where deals are actually won and lost. Get advice on your own situation before acting.
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