Suburb report · WA 6055
Brabham
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Population
13,266
Brabham suburb profile
Who lives in Brabham
At 17km from the Perth CBD, Brabham belongs to the middle suburbs of Perth. With 13,266 residents, Brabham is in the largest fifth of Western Australian suburbs, well above the 4,682 of the median suburb. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 37 by population. At a median age of 30, Brabham is among the youngest fifth of Western Australian suburbs. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 259 of 270 have an older median age. That is 12 years younger than the average of 42 in the other suburb of the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $124,200, higher than 72% of Western Australian suburbs. That matches the average of $122,800 in the other suburb of the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area. On household income it ranks 91 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Owner-occupiers dominate: 88.2% of households own their home and just 11.8% rent. 36 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share. That is 4.5 points above the 83.7% ownership share in the other suburb of the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 2,854 occupied private dwellings in Brabham, more than in 75% of Western Australian suburbs. Families with children are the largest household type at 59.4%, ahead of couples without children at 21.9% and people living alone at 16.1%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 19 have a higher share of families with children and 250 a lower one. Few Western Australian suburbs have more families with children: 59.4% of households, ahead of 95% of the state. Only 21.9% of households are couples without children, at the 13th percentile for Western Australia. Families with children are 59.4% of households in Brabham and 55.3% across the rest of the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 656 in the year to June 2025 across the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 517 a year. Supply figures here are for the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area, home to 17,755 residents in 2025, which takes in Brabham and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 36.9 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 724 in 2021 and bottomed at 297 in 2020.
Population trend
The population of the Brabham-Henley Brook statistical area surged 68% 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 58.3 points ahead. That rate is faster than 99% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 9.7% in 2021 to 12.2% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Beechboro differs most on the median household income: $81,000 there against $124,200 in Brabham. Aveley matches Brabham on the share of people living alone, at 16.1%. Ballajura, 7km away, has 19,120 residents and a median household income of $100,000.
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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.