Best suburbs in Perth for coffee
Café density per resident, not raw café counts — so a big suburb cannot buy its way up.
Perth (100/100), Fremantle (99/100), Leederville (99/100) lead this ranking of 256 Perth suburbs.
By Formada3D research · Updated October 2026
Part of Perth suburb rankings · all Perth lists
Which Perth suburbs are best for coffee?
How do the top 25 compare, measure by measure?
| # | Suburb | Cafés per 1,000 | Café score | Median house price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Perth | 8.6 | 100 | — |
| 2 |  Fremantle | 8.2 | 99 | — |
| 3 |  Leederville | 4.1 | 99 | — |
| 4 |  South Fremantle | 3.2 | 98 | — |
| 5 |  Subiaco | 3.0 | 98 | — |
| 6 |  West Perth | 2.5 | 97 | — |
| 7 |  Mount Lawley | 1.9 | 96 | — |
| 8 |  North Perth | 1.7 | 96 | — |
| 9 |  Joondalup | 2.8 | 95 | — |
| 10 |  Myaree | 2.4 | 95 | — |
| 11 |  Cannington | 1.8 | 94 | — |
| 12 |  Crawley | 1.5 | 94 | — |
| 13 |  East Perth | 1.4 | 94 | — |
| 14 |  Highgate | 1.3 | 94 | — |
| 15 |  Karrinyup | 1.7 | 94 | — |
| 16 |  Mount Hawthorn | 1.5 | 94 | — |
| 17 |  Victoria Park | 1.4 | 94 | — |
| 18 |  West Leederville | 1.6 | 94 | — |
| 19 |  Murdoch | 2.4 | 93 | — |
| 20 |  Claremont | 1.3 | 92 | — |
| 21 |  North Coogee | 1.6 | 92 | — |
| 22 |  East Victoria Park | 1.1 | 91 | — |
| 23 |  Osborne Park | 1.8 | 91 | — |
| 24 |  Cockburn Central | 2.6 | 90 | — |
| 25 |  Lathlain | 1.1 | 90 | — |
Showing the top 25 of 256 ranked suburbs. Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Perth: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Click any suburb for its full profile.
Why do these 10 Perth suburbs lead for coffee? (October 2026)
Updated 10 October 2026 · one sentence of real reasons per suburb, from the data on this page.
- Perth ★ 100
#1 Perth — 5 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 99, plus 89% of it within 400 m of a park, and 117 cafés.
- Fremantle ★ 99
Fremantle (#2) scores on 76 cafés and 1 public transport stop inside it for a transit score of 85, and 79% of it within 400 m of a park.
- Leederville ★ 99
Leederville (#3) scores on 96% of it within 400 m of a park and 15 cafés, and 3 mapped schools nearby.
- South Fremantle ★ 98
South Fremantle ranks #4: 11 cafés, 68% of it within 400 m of a park, and median rent of $450 a week.
- Subiaco ★ 98
#5 Subiaco — 98% of it within 400 m of a park, plus 1 public transport stop inside it for a transit score of 92, and 30 cafés.
- West Perth ★ 97
West Perth (#6) scores on 96% of it within 400 m of a park and 1 public transport stop inside it for a transit score of 94, and 15 cafés.
- Mount Lawley ★ 96
Mount Lawley takes #7 on 89% of it within 400 m of a park, with 1 public transport stop inside it for a transit score of 89, and 21 cafés.
- North Perth ★ 96
#8 North Perth — 16 cafés, plus 65% of it within 400 m of a park, and 2 mapped schools nearby.
- Joondalup ★ 95
Joondalup (#9) scores on 86% of it within 400 m of a park and 2 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 86, and 26 cafés.
- Myaree ★ 95
Myaree takes #10 on 82% of it within 400 m of a park, with 5 cafés, and 1 mapped school nearby.
Why each of the top 10 suburbs for coffee in Perth ranks where it does
Written from this page's own data: each figure below is the suburb's own value, set against the Perth median where we hold one.
1. Perth
Perth is #1 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 100/100. It has 8.56 cafés per 1,000 residents (117 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 35/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 4.5 km² with about 13,670 residents (census).
2. Fremantle
Fremantle is #2 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 99/100. It has 8.22 cafés per 1,000 residents (76 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 28/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 5.5 km² with about 9,251 residents (census).
3. Leederville
Leederville is #3 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 99/100. It has 4.07 cafés per 1,000 residents (15 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 39/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 1.4 km² with about 3,686 residents (census).
4. South Fremantle
South Fremantle is #4 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. It has 3.24 cafés per 1,000 residents (11 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 7/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 1.5 km² with about 3,398 residents (census).
5. Subiaco
Subiaco is #5 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. It has 3.02 cafés per 1,000 residents (30 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. It covers 3.1 km² with about 9,940 residents (census).
6. West Perth
West Perth is #6 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 97/100. It has 2.46 cafés per 1,000 residents (15 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 29/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 2.2 km² with about 6,102 residents (census).
7. Mount Lawley
Mount Lawley is #7 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 96/100. It has 1.85 cafés per 1,000 residents (21 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 14/100 for parks, so it is weaker there. It covers 4.3 km² with about 11,328 residents (census).
8. North Perth
North Perth is #8 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 96/100. It has 1.66 cafés per 1,000 residents (16 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 39/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 3 km² with about 9,623 residents (census).
9. Joondalup
Joondalup is #9 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 95/100. It has 2.83 cafés per 1,000 residents (26 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 25/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 10.6 km² with about 9,193 residents (census).
10. Myaree
Myaree is #10 of 256 ranked Perth suburbs on this list, with a score of 95/100. It has 2.38 cafés per 1,000 residents (5 mapped), against a Perth median of 0.15. The trade-off: it scores 38/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 1.4 km² with about 2,105 residents (census).
How do these suburbs compare head to head?
What else do people ask about suburbs for coffee in Perth?
What are the best suburbs in Perth for coffee?
On our October 2026 data the top five are Perth (100/100), Fremantle (99/100), Leederville (99/100), South Fremantle (98/100), Subiaco (98/100), out of 256 ranked Perth suburbs.
How is this ranking calculated?
Cafés per 1,000 residents from OpenStreetMap, as a percentile. Per-resident rather than per-suburb deliberately: raw counts just rank the biggest suburbs. 256 of 256 Perth suburbs had enough data to be ranked. Updated October 2026.
Is this ranking sponsored?
No. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored. It is computed from open data: GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, the ABS census and OpenStreetMap.
What other Perth rankings are there?
Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census,
OpenStreetMap (ODbL). 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. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored.
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