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Banksia Grove

Ranked #35 of 256 Perth suburbs for active. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By Formada3D research · Updated October 2026 · Perth
Banksia Grove suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Perth
Active76#35 of 256
Schools nearby (OSM)76#47 of 256
Value65#89 of 256
Parks51#123 of 256

Banksia Grove suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
76
#35 of 256
Wealth
47
#135 of 256
Value
65
#89 of 256
Parks
51
#123 of 256
Cafés
19
#166 of 256
Transit
39
#72 of 256
Green space
33
#194 of 256
Active & healthy
49
#131 of 256
Schools nearby (OSM)
76
#47 of 256

Banksia Grove rent, prices and other numbers

Population11,351
Area4.69 km²
Postcode6031
Median household income$1,956/wk
Median rent$360/wk
Median house pricenot available for Western Australia (no open-licence dataset — see method)
Parks17 (2.55 ha per 1,000 people)
Families score56/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park85.9% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues47
Public transport stops0
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)4 schools in the suburb — nearest is Banksia Grove Primary School (0.38 km)

Median sale price: not available for Western Australia — Landgate sells suburb sales reports and REIWA's medians are commercial; there is no open-licence suburb-level sale price dataset for WA.

Who lives in Banksia Grove

Population
11,351
Median age
30 years
Median household income
$1,956/wk
Median rent
$360/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Banksia Grove — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Banksia Grove

What is the postcode for Banksia Grove?

The postcode for Banksia Grove, Perth is 6031.

Is Banksia Grove a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Banksia Grove is measured on 9 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is active, ranking #35 of 256 Perth suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Perth for 5 of the 9 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Banksia Grove expensive to live in?

Median rent is $360 a week, and household income ranks #135 of 256 in Perth. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 65/100 for value.

Does Banksia Grove have good public transport?

It scores 39/100 for transit, #72 of 256 in Perth. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Banksia Grove?

86% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.5 hectares per 1,000 residents — 33/100 for green space.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Perth: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-10). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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