Suburb report · WA 6038
Alkimos
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Population
15,917
Alkimos suburb profile
Who lives in Alkimos
At 41km from central Perth, Alkimos sits well beyond the inner and middle suburbs. Alkimos is one of the most populous suburbs in Western Australia, with 15,917 residents, more than 95% of the state's suburbs. Among the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, it ranks 4 by population. At a median age of 32, Alkimos is among the youngest fifth of Western Australian suburbs. Against the 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD, it is older than 9 and younger than 152. That is 2 years older than the average of 30 in the other suburb of the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $116,700 a year, above the $105,400 of the median Western Australian suburb. That matches the average of $116,000 in the other suburb of the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area. On household income it ranks 42 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. An ownership share of 71.3% sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, above 41% of suburbs. On ownership it ranks 86 of 167 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. In the other suburb of the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area the ownership share is 78.4%, 7.1 points higher than in Alkimos.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 3,521 occupied private dwellings in Alkimos, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 58.1%, ahead of couples without children at 21.9% and people living alone at 18.4%. On the share of families with children it ranks 7 of 166 Western Australian suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Perth CBD. Few Western Australian suburbs have more families with children: 58.1% of households, ahead of 92% of the state. Only 21.9% of households are couples without children, at the 13th percentile for Western Australia. The rest of the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area averages 59.7% families with children, 1.6 points above Alkimos.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 1,382 new dwellings were approved across the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 744 a year. Supply figures here are for the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area, home to 22,493 residents in 2025, which takes in Alkimos and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 61.4 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 4.4 for the median Western Australian area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 1,382 in 2025 and bottomed at 375 in 2020.
Population trend
The population of the Alkimos-Eglinton statistical area surged 67.5% from 2020 to 2025, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 57.8 points ahead. That rate is faster than 99% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 7.4% in 2021 to 12.7% in 2025.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Yanchep differs most on the median household income: $99,400 there against $116,700 in Alkimos. Butler is the closest match on the median age, at 33 against 32. Clarkson sits 9km away, with a median household income of $99,500 against $116,700 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.