Suburb report · WA 6054
Bassendean
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Population
11,437
Bassendean suburb profile
Who lives in Bassendean
Bassendean is 9km from central Perth, close enough to count as inner Perth. Bassendean is home to 11,437 people, a scale matched by fewer than 13% of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 49 by population. At a median age of 41, Bassendean sits in the older band of Western Australian suburbs. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 176 and younger than 80. That is 2 years older than the average of 39 across the other 2 suburbs of the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $101,900 a year, higher than 45% of Western Australian suburbs. That is 6.4% above the average of $95,727 across the other 2 suburbs of the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area. On household income it ranks 173 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Tenure is balanced for Western Australia: 72% owner-occupied and 28% renting. 167 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area, the ownership share is 71.9%, so tenure here is typical of the area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,406 occupied private dwellings in Bassendean, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 39.7%, ahead of couples without children at 25.4% and people living alone at 31.7%. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 65 of 270 have a smaller share of families with children than Bassendean. The 31.7% share of people living alone runs above most of Western Australia, at the 76th percentile. At 25.4%, couples without children are less common here than in 68% of Western Australian suburbs. Families with children are 39.7% of households in Bassendean and 43.4% across the rest of the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals held steady across the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area: 70 in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 69 a year. Supply figures here are for the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area, home to 17,413 residents in 2025, which takes in Bassendean and neighbouring suburbs. At 4 per 1,000 residents of that area, the pipeline sits mid-range for Western Australia, above 46% of areas. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2021, with 111, and the quietest was 2024, with 35.
Population trend
The population of the Bassendean-Eden Hill-Ashfield statistical area grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than most of Western Australia, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 3 points faster than this one. It ranks at the 27th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 2%, and the slowest to 2022, at 0.8%.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Beechboro differs most on the share of families with children: 49.1% there against 39.7% in Bassendean. Bayswater is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 71.6% against 72%. Morley, 3km away, has 24,332 residents and a median household income of $91,000.
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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.