Suburb report · WA 6053
Bayswater
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Population
16,350
Bayswater suburb profile
Who lives in Bayswater
Bayswater sits 7km from the Perth CBD, inside the inner ring of the capital. Bayswater is home to 16,350 people, a scale matched by fewer than 4% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 17 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 39, the median age sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, older than 48% of suburbs. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 131 and younger than 116. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area the average is 38.2, so Bayswater runs 0.8 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $115,000, close to the $105,400 of a typical Western Australian suburb. The other 2 suburbs of the Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area average $111,104, putting Bayswater 3.5% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 132 report a higher median household income. An ownership share of 71.6% sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, above 41% of suburbs. 171 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area the ownership share is 69.7%, 1.9 points lower than in Bayswater.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 6,111 households lived in Bayswater, more than in 97% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 40%, couples without children 27.5%, people living alone 28.4% and group households 4.1%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 199 have a higher share of families with children and 70 a lower one. At 4.1%, group households are more common here than in 79% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children, at 27.5%, sit near the Western Australian middle, at the 51st percentile. In the other 2 suburbs of the Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area, families with children make up 45.9% of households, against 40% here.
Housing supply
115 new dwellings were approved across the Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area in the year to June 2025, in line with its 2020 to 2024 average of 121 a year. The Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area had 27,178 residents in 2025 and takes in Bayswater and neighbouring suburbs. That is 4.2 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, close to the 4.4 of a typical Western Australian statistical area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 62 in 2023 to 212 in 2021.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Bayswater-Embleton-Bedford statistical area added 8.3% to its population, 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 1.4 points behind. That rate is faster than 39% of Western Australian statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (2.9%) and weakest in the year to 2022 (0.7%).
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Maylands, where the owner-occupied share is 49.8% compared with 71.6% here. Morley matches Bayswater on the median age, at 39. At 3km, Bassendean counts 11,437 residents against 16,350 in Bayswater.
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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.