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WA 6004 · Perth
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
East Perth, Western Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in East Perth WA
Based on 30 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 39.7% over 12 months
Based on 77 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
East Perth has a 12-month growth rate of 39.7% for houses and 21.4% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $435,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $792,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,640,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,840,000 in East Perth.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in East Perth is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in East Perth is $680,000, which has increased 21.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $520,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $700,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,000,000 in East Perth. The median rent for units and apartments in East Perth is $750 per week and has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for East Perth is 6,169 offences per 100,000 residents — 21% 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 East Perth.
Overall crime rate
6,169
offences per 100,000 residents
21% belowGreater Perth
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
East Perth WA 6004 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
11,681 people call East Perth home, with an average of 1.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,005 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.
8.2% of workers in East Perth worked from home on Census day.
6.5% of East Perth residents were born in England.
41.7% of people in East Perth 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 East Perth WA 6004.
7.5% of East Perth's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
2,828 family households lived in East Perth; 22.2% were couple families and 8.9% were one-parent families.
20.5% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
East Perth had 11,681 residents at the 2021 Census.
47.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 3.8% of occupied private dwellings in East Perth.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 89.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
16.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
20.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
62.8% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in East Perth had 1.8 people.
One-person households made up 40.6% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 41.7%, while 5.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
8.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
35.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
23.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 10.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
18.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 59.3% of the total.
22.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
28.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 71.9% reported a different address.
55.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
53.3% of residents used only English at home.
38.0% used a language other than English at home.
7.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.6% spoke Cantonese and 1.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
55.6% of East Perth's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 44.4% was born in Australia.
5.1% of residents were born in China.
4.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 59.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 24.6% of ancestry responses in East Perth.
Australian ancestry made up 13.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 13.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
36.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 15.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.1% of workers, and education and training employed 6.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.0%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
45.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
67.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.3% reported asthma, 4.4% arthritis and 2.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
38.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,005 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $410 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 8.2% in East Perth, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 16.4% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 62.8% in East Perth, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
The Census counted 2,828 local families, and 7.5% 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 $1,640,000, 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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