Harvey suburb profile
Harvey is a country town in Western Australia's South West that sits beside the Harvey River and the estuary, acting as the service centre for a broad agricultural district. The local economy is shaped by dairy, horticulture and timber, and the town has a compact centre of shops and community facilities. Housing mixes older weatherboard cottages and modest suburban lots with larger rural properties on the fringes. The lifestyle is relaxed and outdoors oriented, with river fishing, estuary boating and nearby bush and coastal recreation easily available, while road links keep regional centres within easy reach.
Harvey property market performance
Harvey 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 33.0% over the last 12 months.
Over the past 3 months nine houses sold, and houses sold in a median of 12 days over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 33.0% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 9 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 12 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Harvey demographics
Harvey is a community of 3,462 people with a median age of 44. The typical household income is $1,425 a week, roughly $74,100 a year.
Household types are dominated by couples: couple families with children make up 40.9% of families and couple families without children 42.5%, so more than eight in ten family households are couple families. One-parent families account for 14.7% and other families 1.9%.
Owner-occupiers are the majority, with 38.7% owning outright and 30.1% owning with a mortgage (68.8% owner-occupied in total), while renters make up 31.2%. In Harvey, owner-occupation is roughly twice as common as renting.
Suburbs near Harvey
Some popular suburbs near Harvey include:
How does Harvey compare to nearby suburbs?
- House price growth: Property prices in nearby Brunswick have risen 8.5% more than in Harvey over the past year.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in Harvey are selling 20.0% faster than in Myalup.

