West Perth vs West Leederville

West Perth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in West Leederville. In West Perth, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In West Leederville, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in West Leederville: a median of $1.86 million, against $916,000 in West Perth. West Perth is closer to the city centre: 2.5 km, against 3.5 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

West Leederville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (50% vs 9%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 81/100)
  • But West Perth has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

West Perth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($916,175 vs $1,860,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Perth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (65% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Leederville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 5%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

West Perth

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (91% vs 50%)
  • But West Leederville carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • West Perth returns a higher gross yield on units (5.7% vs 4.9%)
  • West Leederville returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.7% vs 4.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

West Perth and West Leederville 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 West Leederville
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 West Leederville
Walkability 91 / 94
West Perth — Walkability: 91/100 West Leederville — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 19 / 39
West Perth — Safety: 19/100 West Leederville — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Perth — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Leederville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
West Perth — Low flood risk: 100/100 West Leederville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

West Perth has more residents (6,102 vs 4,340); West Leederville has higher household incomes ($123,916 vs $99,736).

West Perth West Leederville
Population 6,102
+29% vs other
 4,340
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +9.1%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $99,736/yr $123,916/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Perth West Leederville
0-4 3.7% / 5.3%
West Perth — 0-4: 3.7% West Leederville — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 4.2% / 9.9%
West Perth — 5-14: 4.2% West Leederville — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 1.7% / 3.7%
West Perth — 15-19: 1.7% West Leederville — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 7.7% / 5.3%
West Perth — 20-24: 7.7% West Leederville — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 31.6% / 20.0%
West Perth — 25-34: 31.6% West Leederville — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 19.2% / 16.4%
West Perth — 35-44: 19.2% West Leederville — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 9.8% / 12.4%
West Perth — 45-54: 9.8% West Leederville — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 9.2% / 11.2%
West Perth — 55-64: 9.2% West Leederville — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 6.8% / 9.5%
West Perth — 65-74: 6.8% West Leederville — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.3% / 4.0%
West Perth — 75-84: 4.3% West Leederville — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.8% / 2.2%
West Perth — 85+: 1.8% West Leederville — 85+: 2.2%

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%
West Leederville 46.8% lone person
West Leederville — Lone Person: 46.8% West Leederville — Couple Families: 32.9% West Leederville — Group Household: 8.0% West Leederville — One Parent Families: 10.6% West Leederville — Other Families: 1.8%
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%
West Leederville 39.8% renting
West Leederville — Owned Outright: 27.5% West Leederville — Mortgage: 32.7% West Leederville — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Perth West Leederville
Bachelor Degree 29.2% / 29.1%
West Perth — Bachelor Degree: 29.2% West Leederville — Bachelor Degree: 29.1%
Postgraduate Degree 14.1% / 12.6%
West Perth — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1% West Leederville — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
West Perth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% West Leederville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 6.1%
West Perth — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% West Leederville — Certificate III & IV: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.5%
West Perth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% West Leederville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

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 West Leederville
England 6.3% / 7.1%
West Perth — England: 6.3% West Leederville — England: 7.1%
India 3.8% / 1.9%
West Perth — India: 3.8% West Leederville — India: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.1%
West Perth — New Zealand: 2.6% West Leederville — New Zealand: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.9% / 1.7%
West Perth — Malaysia: 1.9% West Leederville — Malaysia: 1.7%
Ireland 1.3% / 1.7%
West Perth — Ireland: 1.3% West Leederville — Ireland: 1.7%
China 2.7% / —
West Perth — China: 2.7% West Leederville — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

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%
West Leederville 34.5% flats / apartments
West Leederville — Flats / Apartments: 34.5% West Leederville — Houses: 49.9% West Leederville — Townhouses: 15.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

West Perth West Leederville
Median house price $916,175 $1,860,000
Median unit price $616,000 $593,000
Median land price — $1,265,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 27 sales
 28 days
from 36 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 West Leederville
1 bed $460K / $419K
West Perth — 1 bed: $460K (85 sales) West Leederville — 1 bed: $419K (47 sales)

85 vs 47 sales

2 bed $671K / $730K
West Perth — 2 bed: $671K (152 sales) West Leederville — 2 bed: $730K (54 sales)

152 vs 54 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 West Leederville
2 bed $718K / $1.25M
West Perth — 2 bed: $718K (21 sales) West Leederville — 2 bed: $1.25M (9 sales)

21 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.1M / $1.8M
West Perth — 3 bed: $1.1M (13 sales) West Leederville — 3 bed: $1.8M (39 sales)

13 vs 39 sales

4 bed $1.64M / $2.31M
West Perth — 4 bed: $1.64M (6 sales) West Leederville — 4 bed: $2.31M (26 sales)

6 vs 26 sales

Development activity

West Perth West Leederville
New dwellings approved 242
across Perth
 133
across Cambridge
Approvals change year on year — +42%

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 West Leederville
Houses 4.8%
$780/wk on $850K
 5.7%
$1,100/wk on $1M
Units 5.7%
$750/wk on $679K
 4.9%
$570/wk on $610K

Ranking within WA

West Perth West Leederville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 25% of WA

Liveability

West Leederville scores higher overall (95 vs 87).

West Perth West Leederville
Grade A+
same for both
Score 87/100 95/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

West Perth carries more crime risk (81 vs 61).

West Perth West Leederville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
 16
within 5 km

Schools

West Perth West Leederville
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 1.5 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.7%

Schools in West Perth

  • SEDA College WA (West Perth) Independent · Secondary

Schools in West Leederville

  • West Leederville Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

West Perth West Leederville
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 29 8
Parks & reserves 11 4
Childcare 2 4
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 4 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

West Perth West Leederville
Walkability score 91/100 94/100
Distance to Perth 2.5 km 3.5 km
+40% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min 9 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 699.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 187.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 6005
 2.6%
postcode 6007
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 7
postcode 6005
 27
postcode 6007

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 West Leederville
Car (driver) 44.0% / 54.2%
West Perth — Car (driver): 44.0% West Leederville — Car (driver): 54.2%
Bus 19.3% / 7.3%
West Perth — Bus: 19.3% West Leederville — Bus: 7.3%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 12.7%
West Perth — Worked from Home: 10.2% West Leederville — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only 15.5% / 7.1%
West Perth — Walked Only: 15.5% West Leederville — Walked Only: 7.1%
Train 5.0% / 10.9%
West Perth — Train: 5.0% West Leederville — Train: 10.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.2%).

Setting

West Perth West Leederville
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.6 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

West Perth West Leederville
Connectivity score 76/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
6,917 premises
 14%
2,649 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

West Perth West Leederville
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

West Leederville

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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