Suburb report · WA 6112
Harrisdale
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Population
13,643
Harrisdale suburb profile
Who lives in Harrisdale
At 20km from the Perth CBD, Harrisdale belongs to the middle suburbs of Perth. Harrisdale is home to 13,643 people, a scale matched by fewer than 9% of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 31 by population. The median age is 34, younger than 84% of Western Australian suburbs, where the median suburb sits at 39. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 35 and younger than 216.
Income and home ownership
At $135,200, the median household income is among the highest in Western Australia, ahead of 82% of suburbs. On household income it ranks 59 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. 79.7% of households own their home, higher than 64% of Western Australian suburbs, and 20.3% rent. 112 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 3,588 occupied private dwellings in Harrisdale, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 68.8%, ahead of couples without children at 19% and people living alone at 10.9%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 1 have a higher share of families with children and 268 a lower one. Few Western Australian suburbs have more families with children: 68.8% of households, ahead of 99% of the state. Only 19% of households are couples without children, at the 3rd percentile for Western Australia.
Housing supply
Approvals have fallen sharply: 42 new dwellings were approved across the Harrisdale statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 99 a year. Supply figures here are for the Harrisdale statistical area, home to 14,125 residents in 2025, which closely matches Harrisdale. At 3 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run lighter than most of Western Australia, at the 33rd percentile. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 225 in 2021 and bottomed at 36 in 2024.
Population trend
The population of the Harrisdale statistical area surged 20.5% 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 10.8 points ahead. That rate is faster than 89% of Western Australian statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (5.8%) and weakest in the year to 2025 (2%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Canning Vale differs most on the median age: 37 there against 34 in Harrisdale. Piara Waters is the closest match on the share of families with children, at 68.6% against 68.8%. Southern River, 3km away, has 14,860 residents and a median household income of $137,200.
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Demographics
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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.