The median Perth suburb rents for $370 a week, and rent takes about 18% of local household income. Medians over 255 suburbs from the ABS Census 2021, with sale prices where open data exists.
By Formada3D research · Updated 10 October 2026
| Measure (Perth, median suburb) | Value |
|---|---|
| Median weekly rent | $370 |
| Cheapest tenth of suburbs (rent at or below) | $300/wk |
| Dearest tenth of suburbs (rent at or above) | $460/wk |
| Median weekly household income (2021 census) | $2,005 |
| Rent as a share of household income | 18% |
| Household income for rent at 30% of income | $1,233/wk |
| Suburbs counted | 255 |
The median Perth suburb has a median weekly rent of $370 (about $19,240 a year), from ABS Census 2021 (whole-suburb medians). The cheapest tenth of suburbs rent at or below $300/wk and the dearest tenth at or above $460/wk. Census 2021 is the latest suburb-level rent we can use under an open licence, so current advertised rents will be higher.
To keep rent at or under 30% of household income (a common affordability rule of thumb) in the median Perth suburb, a household would need about $1,233/wk ($64,133/yr) before tax. The median household in those suburbs earned $2,005/wk in the 2021 census, so rent took about 18% of it.
Among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents and a real rental market (rent of $250/wk or more), the lowest median rents are Orelia ($250), Shoalwater ($260), Armadale ($270), Medina ($270), Midvale ($275). Full table below.
We do not show sale prices for Perth: there is no open-licence suburb-level sale-price dataset for it yet, and we do not substitute commercial estimates. Rent and income, from the census, are the like-for-like measures.
Rent takes the smallest share of local household income in Bedfordale (14%), Swanbourne (14%), Mosman Park (14%), Gidgegannup (14%), Wembley (14%). It takes the biggest bite in the dearest suburbs, led by Dalkeith, City Beach, Burns Beach.
| Suburb | Median rent / wk | Median household income / wk | Rent as % of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orelia | $250 | $1,246 | 20% |
| Shoalwater | $260 | $1,225 | 21% |
| Armadale | $270 | $1,020 | 26% |
| Medina | $270 | $1,062 | 25% |
| Midvale | $275 | $1,433 | 19% |
| Camillo | $280 | $1,279 | 22% |
| Glendalough | $280 | $1,562 | 18% |
| Lockridge | $280 | $1,206 | 23% |
| Parmelia | $280 | $1,297 | 22% |
| Willagee | $283 | $1,660 | 17% |
| Suburb | Median rent / wk | Median household income / wk | Rent as % of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalkeith | $802 | $4,672 | 17% |
| City Beach | $750 | $3,700 | 20% |
| Burns Beach | $650 | $3,439 | 19% |
| Iluka | $635 | $3,144 | 20% |
| Floreat | $600 | $3,570 | 17% |
| Gwelup | $600 | $2,658 | 23% |
| Cottesloe | $550 | $3,351 | 16% |
| Winthrop | $545 | $2,324 | 23% |
| Ocean Reef | $525 | $2,480 | 21% |
| Mindarie | $500 | $2,555 | 20% |
Rent and income are ABS Census 2021 medians for the whole suburb (census night, August 2021), so today's market rents are higher. Suburbs under 2,000 residents and rents under $250/wk (near-zero rental markets) are left out of the lists. Sale prices: none held for this city. Guidance only. No city, agent or developer can pay for placement here. How we rank suburbs.