Suburb profile

Herne Hill WA 6056

Herne Hill is located in the Perth North East region of Western Australia, postcode 6056. It has 720 properties across 35 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Herne Hill, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Herne Hill

Herne Hill, WA 6056, sits in the Perth North East region and neighbours West Swan, Henley Brook, Middle Swan and Millendon. Its 35 streets hold 720 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for the Middle Swan - Herne Hill area. It had 5,678 residents, a median age of 41 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,502 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month and the median rent $320 a week. Of 2,141 dwellings, 1,836 were separate houses, 215 semi-detached, 33 flats and 63 other; 703 were owned outright, 847 owned with a mortgage and 516 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Herne Hill

  • 5,678Peoplelive in the area
  • 41Median ageyears
  • $1,502Median household incomea week
  • $320Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,836
  • Townhouses and semis215
  • Flats and apartments33
  • Other63

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,625a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 703Owned with a mortgage 847Rented 516Other 75

Properties in Herne Hill

Schools in Herne Hill

  • Herne Hill Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Herne Hill

Neighbouring suburbs

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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.

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