Huntingdale WA 6110
Huntingdale is a suburb in Western Australia, 20 km from Perth CBD, around 30 minutes by car. Population is 9,021; the median age is 35 and the median household income is $92,820 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 3.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,670. Huntingdale is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Huntingdale a good suburb?
Huntingdale scores a B (56/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 73/100 · 20.5 km · 30 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $790K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 66/100 · Flood 28/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 35 · 9,021 residents
Liveability Rating
56 / 100 · Ranked #202 in WAEach bar is Huntingdale'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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Our score
56 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHuntingdale's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $790,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.
$789,500
6% below its 4 neighbours (median $840,000)
Based on 176 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 31 days — median across 102 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 62 sales $744K
- 4 bed 106 sales $825K
- 5 bed 7 sales $808K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Huntingdale are currently listed at around $799,000 on average. Based on 48 houses listed in the past six months.
$799K
48 houses listed in the last 6 months.
48 of the suburb's 2,992 dwellings (1.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Huntingdale rent for around $790 a week on average, based on 41 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$790/wk
5% above its 4 neighbours (median $750/wk)
41 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
41 rentals advertised against an estimated 589 rented homes (7.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $750/wk
- 41 bonds
- +32% 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 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6110.
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$790/week ($41,000 a year) on a $799,000 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
3 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.0% 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 Huntingdale, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 439 students in one school (avg 439)
- • Sectors: 1 Independent, 1 Government
- • Largest: Huntingdale Primary School (439 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Huntingdale is very walkable on foot — at 73/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Huntingdale.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 131.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 68.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 50.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.2 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 Huntingdale.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 55%
- Premises covered
- 3,343
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
Gosnells: 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 18 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.
Huntingdale is home to about 9,000 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $93,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
9,021
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$92,820/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,670/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$39,884/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.9%
Total Dwellings
2,992
Owner-Occupier Rate
80.3%
Houses
99.3%
Rental Stress
19.6%
Mortgage Stress
21.6%
Work From Home
4.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
67 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 577 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 61.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 70.8%
- Employment Rate
- 62.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.6%
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.
311 residents (3.4%) 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 8,337 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
10% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (456 of 4,379).
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 736 people work here; 4,379 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 83% 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 $2,067 a year through Gosnells based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Gosnells
In the year to August 2026, 660 new dwellings were approved across Gosnells. That mix is 520 houses and 140 units. Approvals are up 16.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Jandakot Aero, 8.4 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 19.4 km
- 4.1 km to a named beach
- Near high-voltage lines
- 9.1% of addresses
- 313 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 745 mm
- 80 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.4°C
- 30 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.6°C
- 2 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
5 facilities within 5 km- 4.2 km
- 4.6 kmOther Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Acetone
- 4.6 kmBread Manufacturing (Factory based)Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 4.8 km
- 4.8 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6110, 296 of 35,361 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.1% (1,106 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6110, 10,862 rooftop-solar systems totalling 55.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 16,300 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 630 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
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 19 across postcode 6110.
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 $789,500 this is under 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 Matt Keogh Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Keogh | 65.7% | 34.3% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Keogh | 65.2% | 34.8% | -9.7 |
| 2019 | Matt Keogh | 55.0% | 45.0% | +2.1 |
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 Terry Healy WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Terry Healy ALP | 73.3% |
| 2021 | Terry Healy ALP | 83.1% |
| 2017 | Terry Healy ALP | 57.9% |
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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Common questions about Huntingdale
Is Huntingdale a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Huntingdale is moderate (66/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Huntingdale?
Huntingdale has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (28/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Huntingdale a good place to live?
Huntingdale has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (56/100), 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 Huntingdale?
Huntingdale, WA had a population of 9,021 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Huntingdale, WA?
The postcode for Huntingdale, WA is 6110.
How far is Huntingdale from Perth?
Huntingdale is 20 km from Perth CBD by road, about 30 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Huntingdale?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Huntingdale was $92,820 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 Huntingdale?
The median advertised rent in Huntingdale is $790 a week for houses (41 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Huntingdale?
The median age of residents in Huntingdale was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Huntingdale?
There are 2 schools inside the Huntingdale boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Huntingdale walkable?
Huntingdale scores 73/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 Huntingdale?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Huntingdale, Jandakot Aero (8.4 km away), summer days average 31.4°C, winter nights 7.6°C, 745 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days, and 30 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Huntingdale?
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 Huntingdale belong to?
Huntingdale sits within the Gosnells local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Huntingdale?
The average residential rates bill through Gosnells is $2,067 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Huntingdale?
Across Gosnells, 660 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 16.9% 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 Huntingdale in?
Huntingdale sits within the federal Division of Burt, currently held by Matt Keogh (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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