Suburb report · WA 6101
East Victoria Park
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East Victoria Park suburb profile
Who lives in East Victoria Park
East Victoria Park sits 6km from the Perth CBD, inside the inner ring of the capital. East Victoria Park is home to 11,798 people, a scale matched by fewer than 12% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 46 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. East Victoria Park skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 for the median Western Australian suburb. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 35 have a younger median age. In the other suburb of the East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area the median age is 35, so East Victoria Park runs 1 years younger than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $123,700, higher than 71% of Western Australian suburbs. The other suburb of the East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area has $104,000, putting East Victoria Park 18.9% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 93 report a higher median household income. Only 58.5% of households own their home, lower than 84% of Western Australian suburbs, while 41.5% rent. On ownership it ranks 234 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. In the other suburb of the East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area the ownership share is 55.5%, 3 points lower than in East Victoria Park.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 4,172 households lived in East Victoria Park, more than in 89% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 36.3%, couples without children 27.7%, people living alone 28.4% and group households 7.7%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 222 have a higher share of families with children and 47 a lower one. The share of group households, 7.7%, is higher than in 96% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children, at 27.7%, sit near the Western Australian middle, at the 52nd percentile. Families with children are 36.3% of households in East Victoria Park and 32.5% across the rest of the East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area.
Housing supply
55 new dwellings were approved across the East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area in the year to June 2025, 44% below its 2020 to 2024 average of 98 a year. The East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area had 19,989 residents in 2025 and takes in East Victoria Park and neighbouring suburbs. That works out to 2.8 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, below the 4.4 of the median Western Australian statistical area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 48 in 2024 to 156 in 2021.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the East Victoria Park-Carlisle statistical area put on 11.7% more residents, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 2 points slower than this one. That rate is faster than 63% of Western Australian statistical areas. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 4.9%, and the slowest to 2021, at 0.1%.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Bentley, where the median household income is $70,700 compared with $123,700 here. Rivervale matches East Victoria Park on the median age, at 34. Victoria Park, 1km away, has 10,664 residents and a median household income of $105,600.
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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.