Yarloop Suburb Profile

Yarloop is a small rural town in WA's Peel region defined above all else by the catastrophic 2016 Waroona-Yarloop bushfire, which wiped out most of the town and claimed two lives. Reddit discussion spanning nearly a decade centres almost entirely on that disaster: the destruction, the community response, fundraising efforts, the subsequent government inquiry, and lingering concerns about fire preparedness. What comes through clearly is a tight-knit rural community that rallied hard for its own in the aftermath, even as debate over emergency management failures continued for years.

Houses here have a median value of $618k and rent of $1100/week, 39% below the Perth metro median. With a safety score of 74/100, the area rates 22 points above the Perth metro average of 52, with low rates of both property crime and violent offences. With 1 school scoring 8/100, education here is below the Perth average. The population has a median age of 44 and earns $1,093/week per household.