Gwelup WA 6018
Located in Western Australia, Gwelup sits 13 km from Perth CBD, around 15 minutes by car. The suburb has 5,391 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $138,216 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 18.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $600 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,600. Gwelup is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure and no recorded flood exposure. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Gwelup a good suburb?
Gwelup scores a A+ (89/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 66/100 · 13.3 km · 15 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.63M
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 30/100 · Flood 0/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 42 · 5,391 residents
Liveability Rating
89 / 100 · Ranked #15 in WAEach bar is Gwelup's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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89 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGwelup's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.63 million, roughly 12% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,630,000
16% above its 5 neighbours (median $1,405,000)
Based on 97 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 14 days — median across 42 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 17 sales $1.4M
- 4 bed 66 sales $1.64M
- 5 bed 10 sales $1.97M
Land
$1,023,750
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Gwelup rent for around $1,150 a week on average, based on 9 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$1,150/wk
9 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
9 rentals advertised against an estimated 179 rented homes (5.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202584 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 36% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6018.
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.
Short-Stay Rentals
3 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% 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
One school serve Gwelup, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Lake Gwelup Primary School leads the pack.
- • 552 students in one school (avg 552)
Primary
Walkability
Gwelup is somewhat walkable on foot — at 66/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Gwelup.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 58.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 26.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 20.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 16.0 hours
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 Gwelup.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 55%
- Premises covered
- 2,065
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
Stirling: 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 12 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Gwelup is home to about 5,400 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $138,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,391
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$138,216/yr
Census Median Rent
$600/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,600/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$51,012/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.2%
Total Dwellings
1,807
Owner-Occupier Rate
90.1%
Houses
85.3%
Rental Stress
22.6%
Mortgage Stress
22.6%
Work From Home
12.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 69.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 83.8%
- Employment Rate
- 61.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 51.2%
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.
132 residents (2.4%) 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 5,031 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
31% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (817 of 2,624).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,089 people work here; 2,624 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 58% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,615 a year through Stirling based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Stirling
In the year to August 2026, 1,557 new dwellings were approved across Stirling. That mix is 748 houses and 809 units. Approvals are up 22.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Subiaco Treatment Plant, 9.4 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.0 km
- 4.0 km to a named beach
- Near high-voltage lines
- 5.9% of addresses
- 123 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 650 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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
4 facilities within 5 km- 2.6 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.3 km
- 4.8 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.9 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6018, 716 of 31,900 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.7% (1,176 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6018, 7,488 rooftop-solar systems totalling 40.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 17,448 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 420 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
9 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 35 across postcode 6018.
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 $1,630,000 this is $830,000 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 Tom French Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom French | 52.9% | 47.1% | +3.8 |
| 2022 | Ian Goodenough | 49.3% | 50.7% | -11.0 |
| 2019 | Ian Goodenough | 38.4% | 61.6% | +0.6 |
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 Stuart Aubrey WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stuart Aubrey ALP | 55.0% |
| 2021 | Stuart Aubrey ALP | 60.4% |
| 2017 | Liza Harvey LP | 55.6% |
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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Common questions about Gwelup
Is Gwelup a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Gwelup is low (30/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Gwelup?
Gwelup 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 Gwelup a good place to live?
Gwelup has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (89/100), 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 Gwelup?
Gwelup, WA had a population of 5,391 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Gwelup, WA?
The postcode for Gwelup, WA is 6018.
How far is Gwelup from Perth?
Gwelup is 13 km from Perth CBD by road, about 15 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Gwelup?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Gwelup was $138,216 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 Gwelup?
The median advertised rent in Gwelup is $1,150 a week for houses (9 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Gwelup?
The median age of residents in Gwelup was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Gwelup?
There is 1 school inside the Gwelup boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Gwelup walkable?
Gwelup scores 66/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat 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 Gwelup?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Gwelup, Subiaco Treatment Plant (9.4 km away), 650 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Gwelup?
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 Gwelup belong to?
Gwelup sits within the Stirling local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Gwelup?
The average residential rates bill through Stirling is $1,615 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Gwelup?
Across Stirling, 1,557 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 22.7% 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 Gwelup in?
Gwelup sits within the federal Division of Moore, currently held by Tom French (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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