Suburb report · WA 6163
Hamilton Hill
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Population
12,631
Hamilton Hill suburb profile
Who lives in Hamilton Hill
Hamilton Hill is 17km out from central Perth, part of its established middle ring. Hamilton Hill is home to 12,631 people, a scale matched by fewer than 11% of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 40 by population. The median age of 38 is close to the 39 of a typical Western Australian suburb. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 103 and younger than 139.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $79,400 a year, at the 20th percentile for Western Australia. On household income it ranks 244 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. A renting share of 36.9% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 75.2% ownership. On ownership it ranks 219 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,808 occupied private dwellings in Hamilton Hill, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 36.8%, ahead of couples without children at 23.3% and people living alone at 34.5%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 219 have a higher share of families with children and 50 a lower one. Few Western Australian suburbs have more group households: 5.4% of households, ahead of 88% of the state. At 23.3%, couples without children are less common here than in 80% of Western Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 97 in the year to June 2025 across the Hamilton Hill statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 84 a year. Supply figures here are for the Hamilton Hill statistical area, home to 13,081 residents in 2025, which closely matches Hamilton Hill. At 7.4 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 4.4 of the median Western Australian area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 60 in 2023 to 120 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Hamilton Hill statistical area grew 12.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Western Australia, 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 3.1 points ahead. It ranks at the 69th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2024 (3.8%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (1.2%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Beeliar differs most on the share of families with children: 55.6% there against 36.8% in Hamilton Hill. Fremantle matches Hamilton Hill on the median age, at 38. Spearwood sits 2km away, with a median household income of $83,500 against $79,400 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.