Exmouth suburb profile
Exmouth sits on the tip of Western Australia’s North West Cape and acts as the gateway to Ningaloo Reef and Cape Range National Park, a place defined by turquoise waters, limestone ranges and dramatic coastal scenery. The town has a strong outdoors focus, centred on snorkelling, diving, fishing, boating and bushwalking, and its rhythm is shaped by tourism and conservation activities. Residents range from long-term locals and families to people working in visitor services and owners of holiday homes. Housing is low-rise and coastal in character, clustered around a compact town centre, a marina and boat ramps, with a regional airport providing links to the wider state.
Exmouth property market performance
Exmouth has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values have risen sharply, up 12.8% over the last 12 months.
Over the past three months 8 houses were sold, and houses sold in a median of 19 days over the last 12 months.
In Exmouth the rental market shows house rents averaging $1,100 and rising strongly, up 15.8% over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 12.8% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 8 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 19 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | $1100 | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | 15.8% | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Exmouth demographics
A community of 2,806 people with a median age of 36, Exmouth reports a median total household income of $2,029 a week, roughly $105,500 a year.
Household composition is dominated by couple families. Couples without children are the largest group at 47.8%, and couples with children make up 41.9%, which together account for about nine in ten families. The census counted 331 couple families without children and 290 couple families with children. One-parent families represent 9.8% of families and other families 0.4%.
Homes in Exmouth are more often owner-occupied than rented: owner-occupiers make up 56.2% when combining 34.0% owned with a mortgage and 22.2% owned outright, while renters account for 43.8%.
Suburbs near Exmouth
Some popular suburbs near Exmouth include:
How does Exmouth compare to nearby suburbs?
- Median house prices: Exmouth’s median house price is 58.1% higher than Nickol’s.
- House price growth: Property prices in nearby Dampier have risen 9.9% more than in Exmouth over the past year.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in Exmouth are selling 51.3% faster than in Dampier.

