Suburb report · WA 6018
Innaloo
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Population
10,396
Innaloo suburb profile
Who lives in Innaloo
At 9km from the Perth CBD, Innaloo is an inner-city suburb. Innaloo is home to 10,396 people, a scale matched by fewer than 18% of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 64 by population. A median age of 36 places Innaloo at the 28th percentile of Western Australian suburbs, on the younger side. Against the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it is older than 66 and younger than 181. That is 1 years younger than the average of 37 in the other suburb of the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area.
Income and home ownership
At $105,000, household income here sits in the middle band for Western Australia. That is 19.2% below the average of $130,000 in the other suburb of the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area. On household income it ranks 160 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 40.7% renting, Innaloo has a higher rental share than 83% of Western Australian suburbs, against 75.2% ownership in the median suburb. On ownership it ranks 232 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. In the other suburb of the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area the ownership share is 67.8%, 8.5 points higher than in Innaloo.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,259 occupied private dwellings in Innaloo, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. People living alone are the largest household type at 35.7%, ahead of families with children at 31.4% and couples at 26.4%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 242 have a higher share of families with children and 27 a lower one. Few Western Australian suburbs have more group households: 6.6% of households, ahead of 94% of the state. The 26.4% share of couples without children is typical for Western Australia. The rest of the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area averages 42.8% families with children, 11.4 points above Innaloo.
Housing supply
Approvals eased to 99 in the year to June 2025 across the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area, below its 2020 to 2024 average of 105 a year. Supply figures here are for the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area, home to 20,721 residents in 2025, which takes in Innaloo and neighbouring suburbs. At 4.8 per 1,000 residents of that area, the pipeline sits mid-range for Western Australia, above 54% of areas. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 52 in 2023 to 137 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Innaloo-Doubleview statistical area grew 10.2% 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 0.5 points ahead. That rate is faster than 52% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 1.2% in 2022 to 3.5% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Stirling differs most on the owner-occupied share: 84.5% there against 59.3% in Innaloo. Scarborough matches Innaloo on the median age, at 36. Karrinyup sits 3km away, with a median household income of $141,100 against $105,000 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.