Whitby WA 6123
Located in Western Australia, Whitby sits 51 km from Perth CBD, around 49 minutes by car. The suburb has 1,005 residents, a median age of 28, and a median household income of $110,084 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb more than tripled between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $360 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. Walkability is low.
Is Whitby a good suburb?
Whitby scores a C (31/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 51 km · 49 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $690K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 53/100 · Crime 55/100 · Flood 45/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 28 · 1,005 residents
Liveability Rating
31 / 100 · Ranked #435 in WAEach bar is Whitby'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
31 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Whitby sits at $690,000, broadly flat year-on-year.
Houses
$690,000
28% below its 3 neighbours (median $957,500)
Based on 79 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 24 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 16 sales $668K
- 4 bed 53 sales $706K
- 5 bed 6 sales $788K
Land
$300,000
Based on 24 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Whitby are currently listed at around $829,000 on average. Based on 12 houses listed in the past six months.
$829K
12 houses listed in the last 6 months.
12 of the suburb's 320 dwellings (3.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Whitby rent for around $690 a week on average, based on 12 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$690/wk
12 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $680/wk
- 11 bonds
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. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$690/week ($36,000 a year) on a $829,000 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
1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 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
Walkability
Whitby is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Whitby.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 1.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 1.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 12 min
- Span of service
- 14.0 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 Whitby.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 88%
- Premises covered
- 486
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
Serpentine-Jarrahdale: 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 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Whitby is home to about 1,000 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 28 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $110,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,005
Median Age
28
Median Household Income
$110,084/yr
Census Median Rent
$360/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$53,716/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.2%
Total Dwellings
320
Owner-Occupier Rate
91.5%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
17.0%
Mortgage Stress
21.3%
Work From Home
4.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 71.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.2%
- Employment Rate
- 71%
- Completed Year 12
- 36.2%
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.
11 residents (1.1%) 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 856 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
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (37 of 508).
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.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,810 a year through Serpentine-Jarrahdale based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Serpentine-Jarrahdale
In the year to August 2026, 859 new dwellings were approved across Serpentine-Jarrahdale. That mix is 855 houses and 4 units. Approvals are up 104.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Karnet, 18.3 kmHigh rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 87 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 24.5 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,013 mm
- 88 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 16 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.0°C
- 1 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- 1.6 kmOther Construction Material MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 1.8 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide
- 1.9 kmGravel and Sand QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.1 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 3.0 kmTimber Resawing and DressingTop reported: Copper & compounds · Arsenic & compounds · Chromium (VI) compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6123, 11 of 2,282 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (40 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6123, 703 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 792 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 48 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
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 $690,000 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 2026-10-27 — 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 Andrew Hastie Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Hastie | 43.5% | 56.5% | -5.3 |
| 2022 | Andrew Hastie | 46.4% | 53.6% | -8.0 |
| 2019 | Andrew Hastie | 38.5% | 61.5% | +4.8 |
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 Hugh Jones WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hugh Jones ALP | 55.1% |
| 2021 | Hugh Jones ALP | 63.5% |
| 2017 | Barry Urban 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 Whitby?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Whitby
Is Whitby a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Whitby is moderate (55/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Whitby?
Whitby has a moderate recorded bushfire history (53/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (45/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Whitby a good place to live?
Whitby has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (31/100), 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 Whitby?
Whitby, WA had a population of 1,005 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Whitby, WA?
The postcode for Whitby, WA is 6123.
How far is Whitby from Perth?
Whitby is 51 km from Perth CBD by road, about 49 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Whitby?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Whitby was $110,084 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 Whitby?
The median advertised rent in Whitby is $690 a week for houses (12 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Whitby?
The median age of residents in Whitby was 28 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Whitby at risk of bushfire?
Whitby has a moderate recorded bushfire history (53/100). 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.
What is the weather like in Whitby?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Whitby, Karnet (18.3 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 7°C, 1,013 mm of rain a year over 88 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Whitby?
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 Whitby belong to?
Whitby sits within the Serpentine-Jarrahdale local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Whitby?
The average residential rates bill through Serpentine-Jarrahdale is $2,810 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Whitby?
Across Serpentine-Jarrahdale, 859 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 104.2% 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 Whitby in?
Whitby sits within the federal Division of Canning, currently held by Andrew Hastie (Liberal).
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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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