Region · Perth, WA
Perth North West
Perth North West is located in Perth, Western Australia, with 85 suburbs and 302,972 properties across 9,971 streets, mostly houses. Explore each suburb's profile, property history, homes for sale and rent, and the agents who sell in Perth North West. Its largest suburbs include Dianella, Scarborough and Balga.
About Perth North West
Perth North West is a region of Perth, Western Australia. It holds 85 suburbs and 9,971 streets, with 302,972 properties: 251,876 houses and 51,096 units. Dianella has 12,927 properties, Scarborough 11,495, Balga 7,929 and Balcatta 7,911. Inner Perth, Perth North East and Wheatbelt neighbour the region.
At the 2021 Census Perth North West had 577,297 residents, a median age of 38 and an average household of 2.6 people. Median household income was $1,921 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month and the median rent $360 a week. Of 211,386 dwellings, 165,877 were separate houses, 37,275 semi-detached, 7,746 flats and 360 other. Of the same 211,386 households, 60,560 owned outright, 93,573 owned with a mortgage and 51,303 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Perth North West
- 577,297Peoplelive in the area
- 38Median ageyears
- $1,921Median household incomea week
- $360Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses165,877
- Townhouses and semis37,275
- Flats and apartments7,746
- Other360
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,950a month
- Household size2.6people on average
How homes are held
Suburbs in Perth North West
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Agents who sell in Perth North West


Damyn Strang
Director & Head of Land Sales Abel Property Sales
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 558
- Median sold price
- $407k
- Median days on market
- 15


Phil Wiltshire
Sales Associate REMAX Extreme - Currambine
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 89
- Median sold price
- $872k
- Median days on market
- 46


Julie Ormston
Principal- Licensed Estate Agent Julie Ormston & Partners
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 76
- Median sold price
- $1.21m
- Median days on market
- 5
Neighbouring regions
Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.
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.