Best Perth suburbs for owner-occupiers

Darlington tops the list, with 93.8% of its occupied dwellings owner-occupied. Across the ranking, owner-occupier shares run from 85.8% to 93.8%. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 273 eligible Perth suburbs.

This ranking scores every eligible Perth suburb on the share of occupied dwellings that are owner-occupied, from the ABS 2021 census, blended with residential stability (low dwelling churn), walkability and safety. These are the settled, owner-heavy neighbourhoods where most residents own the home they live in.

Owner-occupier share leads the score, but stability matters too: a suburb where most homes are owned and the dwelling stock isn't churning through constant construction reads as an established community rather than a transient one. Walkability and safety round out the blend so the list favours neighbourhoods that are pleasant to live in, not merely owned. Percentiles are computed within Perth, so each suburb ranks against its own metro.

Perth's most owner-occupied suburbs

Ranked on the share of occupied dwellings that are owner-occupied (ABS 2021 census tenure), blended with residential stability (low dwelling churn), walkability and safety — the settled, owner-heavy neighbourhoods where most residents own the home they live in.

Darlington

WA 6070 · 3,725 residents

6% renting · 94% owner-occupied · 64/100 safety

B 88.2

Lesmurdie

WA 6076 · 8,413 residents

10% renting · 90% owner-occupied · 66/100 safety

A 88.0

Winthrop

WA 6150 · 6,020 residents

11% renting · 89% owner-occupied · 94/100 safety

A+ 87.6

Samson

WA 6163 · 1,881 residents

11% renting · 89% owner-occupied · 86/100 safety

A 87.4

Leeming

WA 6149 · 10,883 residents

12% renting · 88% owner-occupied · 91/100 safety

A+ 85.7

Trigg

WA 6029 · 2,855 residents

12% renting · 88% owner-occupied · 75/100 safety

A 84.8

Glen Forrest

WA 6071 · 2,789 residents

7% renting · 93% owner-occupied · 58/100 safety

B 84.7

Gooseberry Hill

WA 6076 · 3,323 residents

7% renting · 93% owner-occupied · 65/100 safety

B 84.2

Marmion

WA 6020 · 2,390 residents

11% renting · 89% owner-occupied · 94/100 safety

A 83.6

Greenmount

WA 6056 · 2,666 residents

12% renting · 88% owner-occupied · 62/100 safety

B 83.4

City Beach

WA 6015 · 6,805 residents

11% renting · 89% owner-occupied · 78/100 safety

A 83.2

Sorrento

WA 6020 · 7,795 residents

11% renting · 89% owner-occupied · 86/100 safety

A+ 82.6

Gidgegannup

WA 6083 · 2,818 residents

7% renting · 93% owner-occupied · 69/100 safety

B 81.9

Greenwood

WA 6024 · 9,861 residents

14% renting · 86% owner-occupied · 85/100 safety

A 81.8

Kingsley

WA 6026 · 13,204 residents

12% renting · 88% owner-occupied · 80/100 safety

B 80.7

Ranked from 273 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

55% owner-occupier share (percentile within Perth) · 25% residential stability (low 2016→2021 dwelling churn) · 10% walkability · 10% safety (bushfire, crime, flood combined). Owner-occupier share comes from ABS 2021 census tenure — the share of occupied dwellings owned outright or with a mortgage. Percentiles are computed within Perth's candidate pool. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the best Perth suburbs for owner-occupiers?

How is this ranking scored?

Each eligible Perth suburb is scored on four factors: 55% owner-occupier share (the share of occupied dwellings owned outright or with a mortgage, from the ABS 2021 census, ranked as a percentile within Perth), 25% residential stability (low dwelling churn between the 2016 and 2021 censuses), 10% walkability, and 10% safety (bushfire, crime and flood risks combined).

What counts as owner-occupied?

A dwelling lived in by its owner — whether owned outright or with a mortgage — as opposed to rented. The figure is the owner-occupied share of all tenure-classified occupied private dwellings in the ABS 2021 census, and it's the exact complement of the rental share our investor ranking uses.

Which suburbs are eligible?

A suburb needs a resident population of at least 1,000 and a 2021 census tenure record. Suburbs below the threshold or missing census tenure data are excluded, not penalised, so the ranking isn't dominated by tiny outliers.

How often is this list updated?

The top 15 is recomputed whenever the underlying data refreshes. Tenure comes from the ABS census (every five years); the growth and safety inputs refresh alongside their own datasets.

Same list in other cities

Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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