State · WA

Western Australia

Western Australia has 1,566 suburbs in 10 regions, with 1,568,544 properties across 63,038 streets, mostly houses. Explore each region's profile, property history, homes for sale and rent, and the agents who sell in Western Australia. Its largest regions include Perth North West, Perth South East and Perth South West.

About Western Australia

Western Australia has 10 regions and 1,566 suburbs. Its 63,038 streets hold 1,568,544 properties, 1,248,433 of them houses and 320,111 units. Perth North West has 302,972 properties, Perth South East 289,539, Perth South West 248,925 and Perth North East 153,201.

At the 2021 Census Western Australia had 2,660,026 residents, a median age of 38 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,815 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month and the median rent $340 a week. Of 964,734 dwellings, 769,038 were separate houses, 125,450 semi-detached, 62,360 flats and 5,858 other; 281,327 were owned outright, 385,629 owned with a mortgage and 263,826 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Western Australia

  • 2,660,026Peoplelive in the area
  • 38Median ageyears
  • $1,815Median household incomea week
  • $340Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses769,038
  • Townhouses and semis125,450
  • Flats and apartments62,360
  • Other5,858

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,842a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 281,327Owned with a mortgage 385,629Rented 263,826Other 33,952

Regions in Western Australia

For sale and rent in Western Australia

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.