Westminster WA 6061
Westminster sits 13 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 18 minutes by car. Census data records 7,042 residents with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $73,008 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 13.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Westminster a good suburb?
Westminster scores a B (53/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on schools and community.
Below the state average
3 schools · Bottom 15% in WA
Walkable and central
Walkability 84/100 · 12.6 km · 18 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $774K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 70/100 · Flood 0/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 34 · 7,042 residents
Liveability Rating
53 / 100 · Ranked #222 in WAEach bar is Westminster's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
53 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWestminster's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $774,000, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$774,500
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $790,000)
Based on 158 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 83 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 17 sales $701K
- 3 bed 121 sales $770K
- 4 bed 18 sales $858K
Units
$595,000
In line with its 4 neighbours (median $605,000)
Based on 35 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 21 sales $555K
- 3 bed 13 sales $730K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Westminster are currently listed at around $799,000 on average. Based on 51 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$799K
51 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$738K
6 units listed in the last 6 months.
57 of the suburb's 2,837 dwellings (2.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Westminster rent for around $780 a week on average, based on 56 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$780/wk
4% above its 6 neighbours (median $750/wk)
56 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$788/wk
8 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
64 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,285 rented homes (5.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $750/wk
- 73 bonds
- +46% 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 202595 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6061.
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$780/week ($41,000 a year) on a $799,000 median
$788/week ($41,000 a year) on a $738,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
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: 6 whole homes and 5 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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
Three schools serve Westminster, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 645 students across 3 schools (avg 215)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 971-1015, median 979 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Westminster Primary School (372 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 9.8 kmECU City CampusEdith Cowan University · 73 courses
- 9.8 kmSCU PerthSouthern Cross University · 92 courses
1.7% 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
Westminster is very walkable on foot — at 84/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 4 supermarkets, 6 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Westminster.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 230.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 151.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 113.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 1 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 Westminster.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 3,521
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 10 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Westminster is home to about 7,000 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $73,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,042
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$73,008/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$39,988/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.4%
Total Dwellings
2,837
Owner-Occupier Rate
54.7%
Houses
62.8%
Rental Stress
23.5%
Mortgage Stress
24.9%
Work From Home
5.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
175 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 40 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,254 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 44.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 46.5%
- Employment Rate
- 60.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 49.0%
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.
800 residents (11.4%) 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 6,461 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
22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (753 of 3,454).
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 1,015 people work here; 3,454 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 71% 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, 10.8 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 47 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.2 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 32.3% of addresses
- 1,256 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
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.1 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.5 km
- 3.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6061, 243 of 30,086 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (1,143 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6061, 5,120 rooftop-solar systems totalling 24.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 17,413 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 238 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
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 15 across postcode 6061.
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 $774,500 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 Anne Aly Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anne Aly | 63.6% | 36.4% | +3.7 |
| 2022 | Anne Aly | 60.8% | 39.2% | -10.0 |
| 2019 | Anne Aly | 50.8% | 49.2% | -0.1 |
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 David Michael WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Michael ALP | 64.5% |
| 2021 | David Michael ALP | 75.8% |
| 2017 | David Michael ALP | 55.8% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Westminster?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 7,042 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Checking the whole city?
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Common questions about Westminster
Is Westminster a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Westminster is high (70/100, 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 Westminster?
Westminster 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 Westminster a good place to live?
Westminster has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (53/100), 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 Westminster?
Westminster, WA had a population of 7,042 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Westminster, WA?
The postcode for Westminster, WA is 6061.
How far is Westminster from Perth?
Westminster is 13 km from Perth CBD by road, about 18 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Westminster?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Westminster was $73,008 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 Westminster?
The median advertised rent in Westminster is $780 a week for houses (56 listings) and $788 a week for units (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Westminster?
The median age of residents in Westminster was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Westminster?
There are 3 schools inside the Westminster boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Westminster walkable?
Westminster scores 84/100 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 Westminster?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Westminster, Subiaco Treatment Plant (10.8 km away), 650 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Westminster?
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 Westminster belong to?
Westminster sits within the Stirling local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Westminster?
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 Westminster?
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 Westminster in?
Westminster sits within the federal Division of Cowan, currently held by Anne Aly (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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