Suburb report · WA 6025
Kallaroo
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Population
5,799
Kallaroo suburb profile
Who lives in Kallaroo
At 22km from the Perth CBD, Kallaroo belongs to the middle suburbs of Perth. With 5,799 people, Kallaroo sits in the middle band of Western Australian suburbs by population, larger than 59% of them. By population it is number 151 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Residents are older than the state norm, with a median age of 44 against 39. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 227 have a younger median age. In the other suburb of the Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area the median age is 40, so Kallaroo runs 4 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $123,200 places Kallaroo in the upper band of Western Australian suburbs. The other suburb of the Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area has $142,900, putting Kallaroo 13.8% below its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 97 report a higher median household income. An ownership share of 86.6% is higher than 85% of Western Australian suburbs, against 75.2% in the median suburb. 50 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share. That is level with the 85.5% ownership share in the other suburb of the Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 1,961 households lived in Kallaroo, a larger stock than most Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 46.7%, couples without children 32.7%, people living alone 18.9% and group households 1.9%. On the share of families with children it ranks 133 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 1.9%, group households are less common here than in 73% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children are unusually common at 32.7%, more than in 81% of Western Australian suburbs. The rest of the Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area averages 52.7% families with children, 6 points above Kallaroo.
Housing supply
41 new dwellings were approved across the Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area in the year to June 2025, 9% under its 2020 to 2024 average of 45 a year. The Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area had 12,947 residents in 2025 and takes in Kallaroo and neighbouring suburbs. That works out to 3.2 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, below the 4.4 of the median Western Australian statistical area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 72 in 2021 and bottomed at 29 in 2022.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Mullaloo-Kallaroo statistical area expanded its population by 9.2%, 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 behind. It ranks at the 47th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from -0.1% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Craigie, where the median age is 35 compared with 44 here. Hillarys matches Kallaroo on the median age, at 44. Padbury sits 4km away, with a median household income of $118,100 against $123,200 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.