East Victoria Park WA 6101
East Victoria Park sits 7 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 13 minutes by car. Census data records 10,569 residents with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $109,200 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 4.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,073. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 5 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is East Victoria Park a good suburb?
East Victoria Park scores a B (68/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on schools and safety.
Below the state average
5 schools · Bottom 1% in WA
Walkable and central
Walkability 96/100 · 7.1 km · 13 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.16M
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 82/100 · Flood 0/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 35 · 10,569 residents
Liveability Rating
68 / 100 · Ranked #115 in WAEach bar is East Victoria Park's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
68 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataEast Victoria Park's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.16 million, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,162,000
22% above its 7 neighbours (median $955,000)
Based on 152 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 70 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 22 sales $985K
- 3 bed 77 sales $1.1M
- 4 bed 41 sales $1.55M
- 5 bed 9 sales $1.75M
Units
$569,000
14% above its 5 neighbours (median $497,500)
Based on 39 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 25 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 14 sales $410K
- 2 bed 19 sales $650K
- 3 bed 5 sales $655K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in East Victoria Park are currently listed at around $1 million on average. Based on 37 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1M
37 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$500K
16 units listed in the last 6 months.
53 of the suburb's 4,172 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in East Victoria Park rent for around $800 a week on average, based on 70 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$800/wk
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $800/wk)
70 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$600/wk
32 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
102 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,731 rented homes (5.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $700/wk
- 119 bonds
- +26% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202591 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6101.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$800/week ($42,000 a year) on a $1 million median
$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $500,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
57 active Airbnb listings: 38 whole homes and 19 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.8% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Five schools serve East Victoria Park, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 1,123 students across 4 schools (avg 281)
- • Sectors: 4 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 990-1088, median 1066 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Millen Primary School (544 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 1.9 kmCurtin University of TechnologyCurtin University · 354 courses
- 5.8 kmECU City CampusEdith Cowan University · 73 courses
- 5.8 kmSCU PerthSouthern Cross University · 92 courses
3.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
East Victoria Park is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 96/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 12 parks and 53 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside East Victoria Park.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 502.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 325.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 216.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 0 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in East Victoria Park.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 97%
- Premises covered
- 5,784
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Victoria Park: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 23 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
East Victoria Park is home to about 10,600 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
10,569
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$109,200/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,073/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$54,496/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.6%
Total Dwellings
4,172
Owner-Occupier Rate
58.5%
Houses
66.7%
Rental Stress
16.7%
Mortgage Stress
22.8%
Work From Home
9.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
193 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 21 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,696 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 59.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 71.7%
- Employment Rate
- 68.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 59.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
801 residents (7.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 9,893 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
29% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,767 of 6,036).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,148 a year through Victoria Park based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Victoria Park
In the year to August 2026, 135 new dwellings were approved across Victoria Park. That mix is 92 houses and 43 units. Approvals are up 88.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Perth Airport, 9.7 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 14.2 km
- 4.7 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 663 mm
- 77 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.3°C
- 38 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.5°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
12 facilities within 5 km- 1.3 kmHuman Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.8 km
- 1.9 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.9 km
- 2.2 kmMetal Coating and FinishingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 6101, 227 of 13,256 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.6% (605 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6101, 2,722 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,633 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 173 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
7 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 8 across postcode 6101.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $1,162,000 this is $362,000 above the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Zaneta Mascarenhas Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zaneta Mascarenhas | 64.0% | 36.0% | +4.6 |
| 2022 | Zaneta Mascarenhas | 58.8% | 41.2% | -12.0 |
| 2019 | Steve Irons | 47.3% | 52.7% | -0.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Hannah Beazley WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hannah Beazley ALP | 66.7% |
| 2021 | Hannah Beazley ALP | 77.8% |
| 2017 | Ben Wyatt ALP | 66.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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- #8 in Highest-yielding Perth suburbs (units)
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- #10 in Perth suburbs where the most Nepali is spoken at home
- #15 in Perth suburbs with the best NBN connectivity
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Common questions about East Victoria Park
Is East Victoria Park a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in East Victoria Park is high (82/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect East Victoria Park?
East Victoria Park has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is East Victoria Park a good place to live?
East Victoria Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (68/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of East Victoria Park?
East Victoria Park, WA had a population of 10,569 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for East Victoria Park, WA?
The postcode for East Victoria Park, WA is 6101.
How far is East Victoria Park from Perth?
East Victoria Park is 7 km from Perth CBD by road, about 13 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in East Victoria Park?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in East Victoria Park was $109,200 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in East Victoria Park?
The median advertised rent in East Victoria Park is $800 a week for houses (70 listings) and $600 a week for units (32 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in East Victoria Park?
The median age of residents in East Victoria Park was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in East Victoria Park?
There are 5 schools inside the East Victoria Park boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is East Victoria Park walkable?
East Victoria Park scores 96/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in East Victoria Park?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to East Victoria Park, Perth Airport (9.7 km away), summer days average 32.3°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 663 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 38 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in East Victoria Park?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does East Victoria Park belong to?
East Victoria Park sits within the Victoria Park local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in East Victoria Park?
The average residential rates bill through Victoria Park is $3,148 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near East Victoria Park?
Across Victoria Park, 135 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 88.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is East Victoria Park in?
East Victoria Park sits within the federal Division of Swan, currently held by Zaneta Mascarenhas (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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