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WA 6153 · Melville
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Applecross, Western Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Applecross WA
Based on 78 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,550,000
Down 10.5% over 12 months
Based on 88 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$950 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Applecross, WA is currently $2,550,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Applecross has a 12-month growth rate of -10.5% for houses and 2.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,880,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $4,050,000 in Applecross.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Applecross is $950 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Applecross is $1,240,000, which has increased 2.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $650,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,810,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,790,000 in Applecross. The median rent for units and apartments in Applecross is $850 per week and has increased 13.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Applecross is 6,470 offences per 100,000 residents — 17% below the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Applecross.
Overall crime rate
6,470
offences per 100,000 residents
17% belowGreater Perth
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Applecross WA 6153 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
7,228 people call Applecross home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,453 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
12.9% of workers in Applecross worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
6.5% of Applecross residents were born in England.
37.8% of people in Applecross described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Applecross WA 6153.
16.5% of Applecross's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
2,063 family households lived in Applecross; 44.4% were couple families and 10.7% were one-parent families.
33.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Applecross had 7,228 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 61.8% of occupied private dwellings in Applecross.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 21.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 16.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
45.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
26.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.4% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Applecross had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 24.7% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
Two-person households represented 36.4%, while 24.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
12.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
58.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
7.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 34.8% of the total.
61.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
53.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.4% reported a different address.
39.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
73.8% of residents used only English at home.
22.6% used a language other than English at home.
4.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
39.2% of Applecross's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 60.8% was born in Australia.
2.6% of residents were born in China.
2.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 36.1% of ancestry responses in Applecross.
Australian ancestry made up 23.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 14.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
37.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 20.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.6% of workers, and education and training employed 7.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.9%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
35.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
66.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.9% reported asthma, 6.5% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
42.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,453 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $475 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 12.9% in Applecross, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 45.2% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 28.4% in Applecross, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $2,550,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,240,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 2,063 local families, and 16.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,700,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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