Wagin suburb profile
Wagin is a Wheatbelt centre in Western Australia that acts as a service town for surrounding sheep and grain properties, with a compact main street of heritage buildings, local shops and agricultural suppliers. The town is known for its Big Ram statue and the annual Woolorama show, which underline its pastoral identity, and local sporting clubs and community groups keep the calendar lively. Housing is a mix of older character cottages, mid-century homes and larger rural residential blocks, and the lifestyle is quietly rural, centred on farming, outdoor recreation and the practical amenities needed by a regional hub.
Wagin property market performance
Wagin sees 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 19.0% over the last 12 months.
Over the last 3 months four houses were sold in Wagin, and the median time to sell a house over the last 12 months was 39 days.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 19.0% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 4 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 39 | 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
Wagin demographics
Wagin is a community of 1,448 people with a median age of 51 years. Median total household income is $1,073 a week, about $55,800 a year.
Families are dominated by couples: 54.8% are couple families without children and 25.3% are couple families with children, together making up about four in five families. One-parent families account for 18.8% and other families 1.1%.
In Wagin, most homes are owner-occupied, comprising 75.2% when owned outright (44.7%) and those with a mortgage (30.5%); renters make up 24.8% of households.
Suburbs near Wagin
Some popular suburbs near Wagin include:
How does Wagin compare to nearby suburbs?
- Median house prices: Wagin’s median house price is 20.7% lower than Narrogin’s.
- House price growth: Property prices in nearby Narrogin have risen 15.2% more than in Wagin over the past year.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Narrogin are selling 53.8% faster than in Wagin.

