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WA 6147 · Gosnells
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Langford, Western Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Langford WA
Based on 65 sales in the preceding 12 months
$770,000
Up 13.7% over 12 months
Based on 73 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Langford, WA is currently $770,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Langford has a 12-month growth rate of 13.7% for houses and 19.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $675,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $760,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $865,000 in Langford.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Langford is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Langford is $680,000, which has increased 19.8% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $680,000 in Langford. The median rent for units and apartments in Langford is $612 per week and has increased 6.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Langford is 8,239 offences per 100,000 residents — 5% above 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 Langford.
Overall crime rate
8,239
offences per 100,000 residents
5% aboveGreater Perth
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Langford WA 6147 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
5,505 people call Langford home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,318 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.
3.8% of workers in Langford worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Perth.
5.3% of Langford residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Perth.
28.0% of people in Langford 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 Langford WA 6147.
19.9% of Langford's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
1,368 family households lived in Langford; 46.2% were couple families and 22.3% were one-parent families.
43.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Langford had 5,505 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.2% 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 83.2% of occupied private dwellings in Langford.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
27.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
38.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
34.3% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Langford had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 26.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 27.2%, while 28.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
3.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
67.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
4.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
6.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
One-car households formed 39.0% of the total.
54.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
62.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.5% reported a different address.
51.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
44.6% of residents used only English at home.
48.0% used a language other than English at home.
7.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.7% spoke Cantonese and 0.8% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
51.2% of Langford's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 48.8% was born in Australia.
4.4% of residents were born in China.
5.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 73.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 19.4% of ancestry responses in Langford.
Australian ancestry made up 16.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 14.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
14.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 6.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.3%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
29.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
62.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 6.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
25.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,318 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 3.8% in Langford, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 27.6% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 34.3% in Langford, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $770,000, while units and apartments sit at $680,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,368 local families, and 19.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $865,000, 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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