West Perth vs Subiaco

West Perth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Subiaco. In West Perth, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Subiaco, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Subiaco: a median of $2 million, against $916,000 in West Perth, and rent is higher there too. West Perth is closer to the city centre: 2.5 km, against 4.1 km. On these figures, West Perth tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Subiaco

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (39% vs 9%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 21%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

West Perth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($916,175 vs $2,000,000)
  • has cheaper units ($616,000 vs $735,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Perth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (65% vs 46%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $438/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Subiaco

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 3)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 81/100)
  • But West Perth has more units and townhouses to downsize into (91% vs 61%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

West Perth and Subiaco drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

West Perth Subiaco
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

West Perth Subiaco
Walkability 91 / 96
West Perth — Walkability: 91/100 Subiaco — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 19 / 31
West Perth — Safety: 19/100 Subiaco — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Perth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Subiaco — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
West Perth — Low flood risk: 100/100 Subiaco — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Subiaco has more residents (9,940 vs 6,102); Subiaco has higher household incomes ($115,388 vs $99,736).

West Perth Subiaco
Population 6,102 9,940
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +8.0%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $99,736/yr $115,388/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $438/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Perth Subiaco
0-4 3.7% / 4.5%
West Perth — 0-4: 3.7% Subiaco — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 4.2% / 9.7%
West Perth — 5-14: 4.2% Subiaco — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 1.7% / 3.8%
West Perth — 15-19: 1.7% Subiaco — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.7% / 5.8%
West Perth — 20-24: 7.7% Subiaco — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 31.6% / 18.4%
West Perth — 25-34: 31.6% Subiaco — 25-34: 18.4%
35-44 19.2% / 14.6%
West Perth — 35-44: 19.2% Subiaco — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 9.8% / 11.8%
West Perth — 45-54: 9.8% Subiaco — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 9.2% / 12.2%
West Perth — 55-64: 9.2% Subiaco — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 6.8% / 11.3%
West Perth — 65-74: 6.8% Subiaco — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 4.3% / 6.0%
West Perth — 75-84: 4.3% Subiaco — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.8% / 1.9%
West Perth — 85+: 1.8% Subiaco — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Perth 64.8% lone person
West Perth — Lone Person: 64.8% West Perth — Couple Families: 13.9% West Perth — Group Household: 12.9% West Perth — One Parent Families: 6.8% West Perth — Other Families: 1.6%
Subiaco 54.2% lone person
Subiaco — Lone Person: 54.2% Subiaco — Couple Families: 28.8% Subiaco — Group Household: 6.3% Subiaco — One Parent Families: 9.4% Subiaco — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Perth 65.3% renting
West Perth — Owned Outright: 15.2% West Perth — Mortgage: 19.4% West Perth — Renting: 65.3%
Subiaco 46.0% renting
Subiaco — Owned Outright: 29.4% Subiaco — Mortgage: 24.6% Subiaco — Renting: 46.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

West Perth Subiaco
Bachelor Degree 29.2% / 30.0%
West Perth — Bachelor Degree: 29.2% Subiaco — Bachelor Degree: 30.0%
Postgraduate Degree 14.1% / 14.5%
West Perth — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1% Subiaco — Postgraduate Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.0%
West Perth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Subiaco — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 5.3%
West Perth — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% Subiaco — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.8%
West Perth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Subiaco — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

West Perth Subiaco
England 6.3% / 8.1%
West Perth — England: 6.3% Subiaco — England: 8.1%
India 3.8% / 1.5%
West Perth — India: 3.8% Subiaco — India: 1.5%
New Zealand 2.6% / 1.8%
West Perth — New Zealand: 2.6% Subiaco — New Zealand: 1.8%
China 2.7% / 1.6%
West Perth — China: 2.7% Subiaco — China: 1.6%
Malaysia 1.9% / 2.0%
West Perth — Malaysia: 1.9% Subiaco — Malaysia: 2.0%
South Africa 1.8% / 1.7%
West Perth — South Africa: 1.8% Subiaco — South Africa: 1.7%
Ireland 1.3% / 1.7%
West Perth — Ireland: 1.3% Subiaco — Ireland: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Perth 78.4% flats / apartments
West Perth — Flats / Apartments: 78.4% West Perth — Houses: 9.0% West Perth — Townhouses: 12.6%
Subiaco 42.0% flats / apartments
Subiaco — Flats / Apartments: 42.0% Subiaco — Houses: 38.8% Subiaco — Townhouses: 19.3%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

West Perth Subiaco
Median house price $916,175 $2,000,000
Median unit price $616,000 $735,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 27 sales
 37 days
from 99 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

West Perth Subiaco
2 bed $718K / $1.41M
West Perth — 2 bed: $718K (21 sales) Subiaco — 2 bed: $1.41M (27 sales)

21 vs 27 sales

3 bed $1.1M / $1.97M
West Perth — 3 bed: $1.1M (13 sales) Subiaco — 3 bed: $1.97M (74 sales)

13 vs 74 sales

4 bed $1.64M / $2.65M
West Perth — 4 bed: $1.64M (6 sales) Subiaco — 4 bed: $2.65M (46 sales)

6 vs 46 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

West Perth Subiaco
1 bed $460K / $545K
West Perth — 1 bed: $460K (85 sales) Subiaco — 1 bed: $545K (94 sales)

85 vs 94 sales

2 bed $671K / $800K
West Perth — 2 bed: $671K (152 sales) Subiaco — 2 bed: $800K (107 sales)

152 vs 107 sales

3 bed $900K / $1.31M
West Perth — 3 bed: $900K (31 sales) Subiaco — 3 bed: $1.31M (26 sales)

31 vs 26 sales

Development activity

West Perth Subiaco
New dwellings approved 242
across Perth
 79
across Subiaco
Approvals change year on year — -99%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

West Perth Subiaco
Houses 4.8%
$780/wk on $850K
 5.1%
$1,125/wk on $1.15M
Units 5.7%
$750/wk on $679K
 5.4%
$778/wk on $749K

Ranking within WA

West Perth Subiaco
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of WA —
Schools — Higher than 95% of WA
Walkability Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 49% of WA

Liveability

Subiaco scores higher overall (93 vs 87).

West Perth Subiaco
Grade A+
same for both
Score 87/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

West Perth carries more crime risk (81 vs 69).

West Perth Subiaco
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

West Perth Subiaco
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 1.5 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 3.0%

Schools in West Perth

  • SEDA College WA (West Perth) Independent · Secondary

Schools in Subiaco

  • Bob Hawke College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Subiaco Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Perth Modern School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

West Perth Subiaco
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 29 67
Parks & reserves 11 14
Childcare 2 4
GPs 3 7
Pharmacies 4 8
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 7
Fuel stations 2
same for both
EV chargers 2 6
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

West Perth Subiaco
Walkability score 91/100 96/100
Distance to Perth 2.5 km 4.1 km
+64% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min 10 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 699.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 302.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 6005
 2.9%
postcode 6008
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 7
postcode 6005
 27
postcode 6008

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

West Perth Subiaco
Car (driver) 44.0% / 49.1%
West Perth — Car (driver): 44.0% Subiaco — Car (driver): 49.1%
Bus 19.3% / 10.3%
West Perth — Bus: 19.3% Subiaco — Bus: 10.3%
Walked Only 15.5% / 9.4%
West Perth — Walked Only: 15.5% Subiaco — Walked Only: 9.4%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 13.8%
West Perth — Worked from Home: 10.2% Subiaco — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Train 5.0% / 9.2%
West Perth — Train: 5.0% Subiaco — Train: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.1%).

Setting

West Perth Subiaco
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.6 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

West Perth Subiaco
Connectivity score 76/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
6,917 premises
 18%
8,023 premises

Climate

West Perth Subiaco
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

West Perth Subiaco
Division Perth Curtin
Member Patrick Gorman Kate Chaney
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

West Perth Subiaco
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

West Perth

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Nightlife Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

Subiaco

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Nightlife Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub Urban

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