Suburb report · WA 6006
North Perth
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Population
10,560
North Perth suburb profile
Who lives in North Perth
At 3km from the Perth CBD, North Perth is an inner-city suburb. North Perth is home to 10,560 people, a scale matched by fewer than 17% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 61 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 38, the median age sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, older than 41% of suburbs. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 139 of 270 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $121,900 places North Perth in the upper band of Western Australian suburbs. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 106 report a higher median household income. Ownership runs at 66.2%, with 33.8% renting, at the 28th percentile of Western Australian suburbs. 204 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 3,883 households lived in North Perth, more than in 87% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 35.6%, couples without children 26.2%, people living alone 30.4% and group households 7.8%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 224 have a higher share of families with children and 44 a lower one. The share of group households, 7.8%, is higher than in 97% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children make up 26.2%, below most Western Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
39 new dwellings were approved across the North Perth statistical area in the year to June 2025, 26% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 31 a year. The North Perth statistical area had 10,997 residents in 2025 and closely matches North Perth. That is 3.5 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, close to the 4.4 of a typical Western Australian statistical area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 28 in 2020 to 39 in 2022.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the North Perth statistical area put on 12.4% 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, 2.7 points slower than this one. That rate is faster than 67% of Western Australian statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (3.6%) and weakest in the year to 2022 (1.5%).
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Perth, where the median age is 33 compared with 38 here. Mount Lawley matches North Perth on the median age, at 38. Yokine, 3km away, has 13,566 residents and a median household income of $97,300.
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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.