Best Perth suburbs for electric-vehicle adoption

Mount Hawthorn leads on current adoption, with 2.56% of its light vehicles battery-electric — 44.51× its 2021 rate. Rates across the ranked Perth postcodes span 0.76% to 3.27%. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 94 eligible Perth suburbs.

This ranking scores every eligible Perth suburb on the share of light vehicles that are battery-electric, blended with 2021-2025 growth, dwelling activity, and walkability. Two lists — current adoption and fastest-growing — sit side by side since a highly-adopted suburb and an up-and-comer offer different EV stories.

Vehicle registrations are published at postcode level, so we collapse each postcode to its highest-population suburb as the list representative. The percentile ranks that drive the score are computed within Perth's candidate pool, so a suburb's growth score is relative to other Perth suburbs rather than the national field. Growth is the multiple of the current BEV share against the 2021-01-31 baseline — a 15x growth means today's rate is fifteen times what it was four years ago.

Perth suburbs with the highest EV adoption today

Ranked on current BEV share of light-vehicle registrations (31 January 2025 snapshot), with growth, dwelling activity, walkability and safety as blend factors.

1

Mount Hawthorn

WA 6016 · 8,183 residents

2.6% BEV share · 45× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 84.1
2

Mount Pleasant

WA 6153 · 7,456 residents

3.2% BEV share · 20× since 2021 · walkable

A 83.3
3

North Perth

WA 6006 · 9,623 residents

2.2% BEV share · 28× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 82.5
4

Claremont

WA 6010 · 9,248 residents

3.2% BEV share · 13× since 2021 · very walkable

A 82.2
5

Subiaco

WA 6008 · 9,940 residents

2.9% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 77.9
6

Riverton

WA 6148 · 6,078 residents

2.3% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

B 77.0
7

Wembley

WA 6014 · 12,061 residents

2.7% BEV share · 14× since 2021 · very walkable

A 76.0
8

Scarborough

WA 6019 · 17,605 residents

1.9% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 74.5
9

West Leederville

WA 6007 · 4,340 residents

2.6% BEV share · 7× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 74.0
10

Mount Lawley

WA 6050 · 11,328 residents

2.7% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 73.3
11

North Fremantle

WA 6159 · 3,947 residents

2.5% BEV share · 15× since 2021 · car-dependent

B 73.1
12

Victoria Park

WA 6100 · 9,334 residents

1.9% BEV share · 23× since 2021 · very walkable

A 73.1
13

Karrinyup

WA 6018 · 9,886 residents

2.2% BEV share · 20× since 2021 · very walkable

A 72.1
14

Mosman Park

WA 6012 · 9,169 residents

2.7% BEV share · 16× since 2021 · very walkable

B 71.6
15

Cottesloe

WA 6011 · 7,750 residents

3.3% BEV share · 7× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 71.1

Ranked from 94 qualifying suburbs.

Perth suburbs with the fastest EV adoption growth

Ranked on 2021-to-2025 growth in BEV share, with current share, dwelling activity and walkability as blend factors — the up-and-coming EV heartlands.

1

Mount Hawthorn

WA 6016 · 8,183 residents

2.6% BEV share · 45× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 87.5
2

North Perth

WA 6006 · 9,623 residents

2.2% BEV share · 28× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 85.5
3

Bayswater

WA 6053 · 15,288 residents

1.7% BEV share · 34× since 2021 · very walkable

B 81.9
4

Rivervale

WA 6103 · 10,897 residents

1.2% BEV share · 30× since 2021 · very walkable

B 80.8
5

Success

WA 6164 · 11,340 residents

1.5% BEV share · 29× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

B 80.3
6

Piara Waters

WA 6112 · 15,029 residents

1.2% BEV share · 33× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

B 80.2
7

Scarborough

WA 6019 · 17,605 residents

1.9% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 79.3
8

Riverton

WA 6148 · 6,078 residents

2.3% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

B 78.9
9

Kinross

WA 6028 · 6,988 residents

1.4% BEV share · 41× since 2021 · walkable

B 77.1
10

Banksia Grove

WA 6031 · 11,351 residents

0.8% BEV share · 32× since 2021 · walkable

C 74.7
11

Victoria Park

WA 6100 · 9,334 residents

1.9% BEV share · 23× since 2021 · very walkable

A 74.6
12

Gosnells

WA 6110 · 21,149 residents

0.8% BEV share · 51× since 2021 · walkable

D 74.3
13

Landsdale

WA 6065 · 15,401 residents

1.2% BEV share · 25× since 2021 · walkable

B 73.9
14

Kingsley

WA 6026 · 13,204 residents

1.2% BEV share · 54× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

B 72.8
15

Alkimos

WA 6038 · 10,203 residents

1.3% BEV share · 25× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

C 72.0

Ranked from 94 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

Both rankings blend current BEV share, 2021→2025 growth, dwelling activity, and walkability — but the weightings differ so each list foregrounds its own story. Highest adoption today weights current share heaviest (55%); fastest growing weights the growth multiple heaviest (55%). Postcodes are collapsed to one representative suburb per postcode before scoring since the underlying data is published at postcode level. Cars are counted where they are registered, so a company fleet makes its postcode look like a suburb of EV owners. Left out for that reason: West Perth (6005), Osborne Park (6017). The city-centre postcode is left out as well (Perth 6000): many of the cars registered there belong to businesses, and the data cannot tell them apart from residents' cars. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the best Perth suburbs for electric-vehicle adoption?

Mount Hawthorn leads on current adoption, with 2.56% of its light vehicles battery-electric — 44.51× its 2021 rate. Rates across the ranked Perth postcodes span 0.76% to 3.27%. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 94 eligible Perth suburbs.

How is this ranking scored?

Each eligible Perth suburb is scored on four factors: battery-electric share of light-vehicle registrations, 2021→2025 growth in that share, dwelling activity (a proxy for how much new housing the suburb is absorbing), and walkability. The two lists foreground different factors — 'highest today' weights current share heaviest (55%), 'fastest growing' weights the growth multiple heaviest (55%). Percentiles are computed within Perth's candidate pool, not nationally.

Why are the numbers postcode-level?

Vehicle-registration data is published at postcode level, not per suburb, so every suburb inside a given postcode carries the same BEV share. Ranking would surface near-identical clones of the same postcode at the top of the list, so we collapse each postcode to one representative suburb before scoring — the highest-population suburb in the postcode. That's the most recognisable name and the cleanest link target for a reader clicking through.

What is 'BEV' and how does it compare to plug-in hybrids?

BEV means battery-electric vehicle — fully electric, no petrol engine. It excludes plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and conventional hybrids. Both hybrid types are captured separately on individual suburb pages under the EV adoption card, but the /best/ ranking is BEV-only because that's the metric most closely tracked by state and federal EV incentive programs.

How often is this list updated?

The top 15 is recomputed after each AAA EV Index release. The AAA publishes annually — the 2025 snapshot landed in November 2025 covering 31-January registrations. Growth signals refresh alongside the next annual release.

Same list in other cities

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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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