Fastest growing Perth suburbs (2016-2021)
Haynes grew fastest in percentage terms, at +221%. Piara Waters added the most residents, 5,912. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 282 eligible Perth suburbs.
This ranking shows which Perth suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Perth's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Perth suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Haynes
WA 6112 · 2,417 residents1,663 residents added · +221% · 2,417 residents in 2021
Hilbert
WA 6112 · 4,165 residents2,612 residents added · +168% · 4,165 residents in 2021
Brabham
WA 6055 · 8,665 residents5,358 residents added · +162% · 8,665 residents in 2021
Kwinana Town Centre
WA 6167 · 567 residents317 residents added · +128% · 567 residents in 2021
Eglinton
WA 6034 · 3,705 residents2,025 residents added · +120% · 3,705 residents in 2021
Dayton
WA 6055 · 5,507 residents2,673 residents added · +94% · 5,507 residents in 2021
Piara Waters
WA 6112 · 15,029 residents5,912 residents added · +65% · 15,029 residents in 2021
Alkimos
WA 6038 · 10,203 residents3,933 residents added · +63% · 10,203 residents in 2021
Jindalee
WA 6036 · 4,044 residents1,525 residents added · +60% · 4,044 residents in 2021
North Coogee
WA 6163 · 3,741 residents1,353 residents added · +57% · 3,741 residents in 2021
Wellard
WA 6170 · 14,127 residents5,030 residents added · +55% · 14,127 residents in 2021
Midvale
WA 6056 · 2,283 residents788 residents added · +53% · 2,283 residents in 2021
Wandi
WA 6167 · 4,324 residents1,470 residents added · +52% · 4,324 residents in 2021
Hammond Park
WA 6164 · 6,985 residents2,099 residents added · +43% · 6,985 residents in 2021
Caversham
WA 6055 · 7,419 residents2,129 residents added · +40% · 7,419 residents in 2021
Ranked from 282 qualifying suburbs.
Perth suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Piara Waters
WA 6112 · 15,029 residents5,912 residents added · +65% · 15,029 residents in 2021
Brabham
WA 6055 · 8,665 residents5,358 residents added · +162% · 8,665 residents in 2021
Wellard
WA 6170 · 14,127 residents5,030 residents added · +55% · 14,127 residents in 2021
Byford
WA 6122 · 18,878 residents3,970 residents added · +27% · 18,878 residents in 2021
Alkimos
WA 6038 · 10,203 residents3,933 residents added · +63% · 10,203 residents in 2021
Aveley
WA 6069 · 13,998 residents3,825 residents added · +38% · 13,998 residents in 2021
Landsdale
WA 6065 · 15,401 residents3,195 residents added · +26% · 15,401 residents in 2021
Dayton
WA 6055 · 5,507 residents2,673 residents added · +94% · 5,507 residents in 2021
Hilbert
WA 6112 · 4,165 residents2,612 residents added · +168% · 4,165 residents in 2021
Harrisdale
WA 6112 · 11,667 residents2,591 residents added · +29% · 11,667 residents in 2021
Southern River
WA 6110 · 12,852 residents2,501 residents added · +24% · 12,852 residents in 2021
Perth
WA 6000 · 13,670 residents2,245 residents added · +20% · 13,670 residents in 2021
Scarborough
WA 6019 · 17,605 residents2,137 residents added · +14% · 17,605 residents in 2021
Caversham
WA 6055 · 7,419 residents2,129 residents added · +40% · 7,419 residents in 2021
Hammond Park
WA 6164 · 6,985 residents2,099 residents added · +43% · 6,985 residents in 2021
Ranked from 282 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Perth's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Perth suburbs (2016-2021)?
Haynes grew fastest in percentage terms, at +221%. Piara Waters added the most residents, 5,912. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 282 eligible Perth suburbs.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Perth with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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