Mount Hawthorn WA 6016
Located in Western Australia, Mount Hawthorn sits 6 km from Perth CBD, around 11 minutes by car. The suburb has 8,183 residents, a median age of 37, and a median household income of $150,280 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 8.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $420 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,518. Mount Hawthorn is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure and no recorded flood exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Mount Hawthorn a good suburb?
Mount Hawthorn scores a A+ (95/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 86/100 · 6.5 km · 11 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.7M
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 44/100 · Flood 0/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 37 · 8,183 residents
Liveability Rating
95 / 100 · Ranked #3 in WAEach bar is Mount Hawthorn'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
95 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMount Hawthorn's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.7 million, about 10% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,697,500
4% above its 6 neighbours (median $1,626,000)
Based on 112 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 93 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 22 sales $1.7M
- 3 bed 52 sales $1.6M
- 4 bed 35 sales $1.93M
Units
$713,750
46% above its 6 neighbours (median $490,000)
Based on 30 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 26 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 9 sales $550K
- 2 bed 18 sales $760K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Hawthorn are currently listed at around $1.6 million on average. Based on 10 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.6M
10 houses listed in the last 6 months.
12 of the suburb's 2,966 dwellings (0.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Hawthorn rent for around $950 a week on average, based on 32 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$950/wk
12% above its 6 neighbours (median $850/wk)
32 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$735/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
38 rentals advertised against an estimated 786 rented homes (4.8%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $900/wk
- 36 bonds
- +30% 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 6016.
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$950/week ($49,000 a year) on a $1.6 million median
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
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
11 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.3% 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 Mount Hawthorn, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 964 students across 2 schools (avg 482)
- • ICSEA 1049-1140, median 1094 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Mount Hawthorn Primary School (936 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 4.4 kmECU City CampusEdith Cowan University · 73 courses
- 4.4 kmSCU PerthSouthern Cross University · 92 courses
- 7.1 kmThe University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia · 315 courses
2.7% 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
Mount Hawthorn is very walkable on foot — at 86/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 28 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mount Hawthorn.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 291.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 186.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 136.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.6 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 Mount Hawthorn.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 44%
- Premises covered
- 3,845
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
Vincent: 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 19 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.
Mount Hawthorn is home to about 8,200 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $150,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
8,183
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$150,280/yr
Census Median Rent
$420/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,518/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$65,624/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.5%
Total Dwellings
2,966
Owner-Occupier Rate
73.5%
Houses
77.9%
Rental Stress
14.5%
Mortgage Stress
20.1%
Work From Home
12.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
78 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 15 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 774 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 72.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 82.6%
- Employment Rate
- 73.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 57.2%
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.
230 residents (2.8%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 7,586 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
53% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (2,452 of 4,636), an area that takes in all or part of this suburb, so many of them work close to home.
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 2,578 people work here; 4,636 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.6 jobs per working resident. At least 44% 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 $3,974 a year through Vincent based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Vincent
In the year to August 2026, 219 new dwellings were approved across Vincent. That mix is 76 houses and 143 units. Approvals are down 73.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Subiaco Treatment Plant, 5.6 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 7.5 km
- 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
11 facilities within 5 km- 1.2 km
- 1.3 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 1.9 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.5 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 3.6 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 6016, 192 of 7,487 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.4% (326 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6016, 1,499 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,481 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 105 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
6 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 7 across postcode 6016.
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 $1,697,500 this is $897,500 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 Patrick Gorman Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Patrick Gorman | 66.5% | 33.5% | +2.1 |
| 2022 | Patrick Gorman | 64.8% | 35.2% | -11.6 |
| 2019 | Patrick Gorman | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.6 |
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 John Carey WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Carey ALP | 71.0% |
| 2021 | John Carey ALP | 79.3% |
| 2017 | John Carey ALP | 61.8% |
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 Mount Hawthorn
Is Mount Hawthorn a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mount Hawthorn is moderate (44/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mount Hawthorn?
Mount Hawthorn 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 Mount Hawthorn a good place to live?
Mount Hawthorn has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (95/100), 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 Mount Hawthorn?
Mount Hawthorn, WA had a population of 8,183 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mount Hawthorn, WA?
The postcode for Mount Hawthorn, WA is 6016.
How far is Mount Hawthorn from Perth?
Mount Hawthorn is 6 km from Perth CBD by road, about 11 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mount Hawthorn?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Hawthorn was $150,280 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 Mount Hawthorn?
The median advertised rent in Mount Hawthorn is $950 a week for houses (32 listings) and $735 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Mount Hawthorn?
The median age of residents in Mount Hawthorn was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Mount Hawthorn?
There are 2 schools inside the Mount Hawthorn boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mount Hawthorn walkable?
Mount Hawthorn scores 86/100 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 Mount Hawthorn?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Hawthorn, Subiaco Treatment Plant (5.6 km away), 650 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Hawthorn?
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 Mount Hawthorn belong to?
Mount Hawthorn sits within the Vincent local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mount Hawthorn?
The average residential rates bill through Vincent is $3,974 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mount Hawthorn?
Across Vincent, 219 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 73.3% 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 Mount Hawthorn in?
Mount Hawthorn sits within the federal Division of Perth, currently held by Patrick Gorman (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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