Henley Brook WA 6055

Henley Brook is a suburb in Western Australia, 29 km from Perth CBD, around 33 minutes by car. Population is 2,500; the median age is 41 and the median household income is $110,812 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $370 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,058. The area shows high crime risk and high bushfire risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.

Is Henley Brook a good suburb?

Henley Brook scores a C (32/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety.

Schools

Mixed results

2 schools · 1 above peer schools

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 19/100 · 28.7 km · 33 min drive to Perth

Prices

Median available

Median $932K

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 63/100 · Crime 79/100 · Flood 62/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 41 · 2,500 residents

C

Liveability Rating

32 / 100 · Ranked #430 in WA

Each bar is Henley Brook'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.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
2
Bushfire Moderate · Crime High · Flood Moderate
Socio-economic
51
Mid-range
Walkability
31
Very car-dependent
CBD access
61
28.7 km · 33 min drive to Perth
How it's calculated: Safety rank 2 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 51 × 25% + Walkability rank 31 × 15% + CBD access rank 61 × 10% = 32 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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32 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Henley Brook's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $932,000, about 10% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$932,500

last 7 quarters

14% above its 4 neighbours (median $820,000)

↑ +9.5% year-on-year

Based on 58 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 36 days — median across 42 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 7 sales $785K
  • 4 bed 42 sales $928K
  • 5 bed 6 sales $1.79M

Land

$545,000

last 3 quarters
↑ +31.2% year-on-year

Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 13 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Henley Brook are currently listed at around $949,000 on average. Based on 39 houses listed in the past six months.

$949K

last 4 months
↑ +2.1% vs previous 6 months from $929K
Since 2022: $559K → $934K (+67%)

39 houses listed in the last 6 months.

39 of the suburb's 777 dwellings (5.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Henley Brook rent for around $850 a week on average, based on 103 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$850/wk

last 6 months

9% above its 3 neighbours (median $780/wk)

↑ +6.2% vs previous 6 months from $800/wk
Since 2021: $575/wk → $830/wk (+44%)

103 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

104 rentals advertised against an estimated 127 rented homes (81.9%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$850/wk
71 bonds
+17% 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 2025

85 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 35% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6055.

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
House
4.7% above the typical range

$850/week ($44,000 a year) on a $949,000 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

4 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.4% 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

Two schools serve Henley Brook, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook) leads the pack.

60
out of 100
Average
2 schools in this suburb
1 above similar · 1 at similar
  • • 901 students across 2 schools (avg 450)
  • • Sectors: 1 Independent, 1 Government
  • • ICSEA 1029-1046, median 1038 (above the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook) (565 students)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 336 students
ICSEA 1029 (higher than 59% of Australian schools) · 13% top-SEA students
At similar

Combined

Independent · PP-9 · 565 students
ICSEA 1046 (higher than 67% of Australian schools) · 23% top-SEA students
Above similar

Walkability

Henley Brook is very car-dependent on foot — at 19/100, nearly all errands require a car.

19
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 25% in WA
Public Transport within 1 km 16
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Henley Brook.

76
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
32.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
21.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
7.3 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
18.4 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 Henley Brook.

83
connectivity score / 100
Top 6% in WA
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
59%
Premises covered
1,314
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 59%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 25%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 16%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
6 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
6 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
7 in suburb
Childcare
2 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
1 in suburb
Pubs & Bars
1 in suburb
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in suburb

Swan: council population

The whole council area, not just Henley Brook · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
187,090
+4.0% in a year
Change
+7,194
people since 2024
Density
179
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+1,706
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+3,441
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+2,047
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
6/10
5/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
3/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 8 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.

Henley Brook is home to about 2,500 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $111,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.5%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,500

0.7% since 2016

Median Age

41

5.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$110,812/yr

5.0% since 2016
Top 23% in WA

Census Median Rent

$370/wk

2.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,058/mo

0.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.0

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,092/yr

1.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

41.6% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.5%

41.5% since 2016

Total Dwellings

777

0.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.7%

0.6% since 2016

Houses

97.3%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

17.4%

7.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.3%

5.1% since 2016

Work From Home

12.0%

41.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 756 (97.3%)
Townhouses 16 (2.1%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (0.6%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 376 (49.8%)
Owned Outright 256 (33.9%)
Renting 123 (16.3%)
Of those rentals, social housing 42 (34.1%)

36 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 123 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
72.5%
English Spoken at Home
87.4%
Employment Rate
62.2%
2.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
39.2%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 214 (16.9%)
Professionals 189 (15.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 171 (13.5%)
Managers 158 (12.5%)
Community & Personal Service 147 (11.6%)
Labourers 123 (9.7%)
Sales 117 (9.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 115 (9.1%)

Religion

Christianity 1,231 (49.2%)
No Religion 1,025 (41.0%)
Buddhism 41 (1.6%)
Islam 36 (1.4%)
Hinduism 10 (0.4%)
Other Religions 10 (0.4%)
Sikhism 7 (0.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 188 (7.5%)
New Zealand 73 (2.9%)
South Africa 47 (1.9%)
Scotland 23 (0.9%)
India 19 (0.8%)
Singapore 18 (0.7%)
Ireland 14 (0.6%)
Malaysia 12 (0.5%)

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.

2016-2021 19 (0.8%)
2011-2015 77 (3.1%)
2001-2010 103 (4.1%)
1991-2000 87 (3.5%)
1981-1990 126 (5.0%)
Before 1981 160 (6.4%)

19 residents (0.8%) 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.

Perth - North West 107 (4.5%)
Perth - South East 51 (2.1%)
Overseas 50 (2.1%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,373 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.

Arabic 9 (0.4%)
Spanish 9 (0.4%)
Punjabi 6 (0.2%)
French 6 (0.2%)
Mandarin 5 (0.2%)
Vietnamese 5 (0.2%)
Thai 5 (0.2%)
Italian 4 (0.2%)

Age Distribution

0-4 127 (5.1%)
5-14 334 (13.4%)
15-19 199 (8.0%)
20-24 161 (6.4%)
25-34 234 (9.4%)
35-44 302 (12.1%)
45-54 401 (16.0%)
55-64 373 (14.9%)
65-74 229 (9.2%)
75-84 110 (4.4%)
85+ 24 (1.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 340 (62.3%)
Lone Person 94 (17.2%)
One Parent Families 93 (17.0%)
Group Household 15 (2.7%)
Other Families 4 (0.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 804 (77.4%)
Worked from Home 125 (12.0%)
Car (passenger) 60 (5.8%)
Walked Only 23 (2.2%)
Train 18 (1.7%)
Bus 9 (0.9%)

10% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (127 of 1,264).

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 279 people work here; 1,264 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 64% 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

Certificate III & IV 476 (19.0%)
Bachelor Degree 203 (8.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 180 (7.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 38 (1.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 35 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 17 (2.2%)
1 car 133 (17.3%)
2 cars 298 (38.8%)
3 cars 165 (21.5%)
4+ cars 153 (19.9%)

Council Rates

Swan
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,699 a year through Swan based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,699/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Swan

The whole council area, not just Henley Brook · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 2,486 new dwellings were approved across Swan. That mix is 2,297 houses and 189 units. Approvals are up 1.8% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
2,486dwellings
+1.8% YoY
Houses
2,297
detached dwellings
Units
189
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Perth Airport, 13.2 km

Moderate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
22.8 km
Near high-voltage lines
0.6% of addresses
17 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
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

4 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

1.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.05% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 14% in WA

In postcode 6055, 376 of 30,761 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.2% (1,295 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.05%
2022
0.15%
2023
0.34%
2024
0.78%
2025
1.22%

Rooftop solar

96
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 6055, 10,969 rooftop-solar systems totalling 69.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 11,404 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 938 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
942
2020
1,102
2021
1,050
2022
902
2023
914
2024
1,087
2025
950
2026
699

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.

Verify eligibility with Department of Finance WA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,863
Loan amount
$746,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,004,810

2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 18 across postcode 6055.

Deposit
$186,500
Stamp duty
$39,139
Cash needed at settlement
$225,639

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.

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 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hasluck

Currently held by Tania Lawrence Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Tania Lawrence 66.0% 34.0% +5.9
2022 Tania Lawrence 56.0% 44.0% -11.9
2019 Ken Wyatt 44.6% 55.4% +3.3

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

West Swan District

Currently held by Rita Saffioti WA Labor

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Rita Saffioti ALP 71.2%
2021 Rita Saffioti ALP 84.2%
2017 Rita Saffioti ALP 67.1%

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 Henley Brook

Is Henley Brook a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Henley Brook is high (79/100, 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 Henley Brook?

Henley Brook has a moderate recorded bushfire history (63/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (62/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Henley Brook a good place to live?

Henley Brook has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (32/100), 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 Henley Brook?

Henley Brook, WA had a population of 2,500 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Henley Brook, WA?

The postcode for Henley Brook, WA is 6055.

How far is Henley Brook from Perth?

Henley Brook is 29 km from Perth CBD by road, about 33 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Henley Brook?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Henley Brook was $110,812 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 Henley Brook?

The median advertised rent in Henley Brook is $850 a week for houses (103 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Henley Brook?

The median age of residents in Henley Brook was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Henley Brook at risk of bushfire?

Henley Brook has a moderate recorded bushfire history (63/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Henley Brook?

There are 2 schools inside the Henley Brook boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Henley Brook walkable?

Henley Brook scores 19/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. 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 Henley Brook?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Henley Brook, Perth Airport (13.2 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 Henley Brook?

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 Henley Brook belong to?

Henley Brook sits within the Swan local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Henley Brook?

The average residential rates bill through Swan is $2,699 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Henley Brook?

Across Swan, 2,486 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 1.8% 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 Henley Brook in?

Henley Brook sits within the federal Division of Hasluck, currently held by Tania Lawrence (Australian Labor Party).

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